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2001
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From this reading 2001.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the conservatory, among the roses, geraniums and violets, with scissors and twine in their hands, were Marie and Mollie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
bright
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
buds
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
chatted
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
clipped
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
conservatory
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From this reading In the conservatory, among the roses, geraniums and violets, with scissors and twine in their hands, were Marie and Mollie.
D
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From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
day
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From this reading New-Year's-Day was a great day, in this new era of time.
era
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From this reading New-Year's-Day was a great day, in this new era of time.
executive
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
fashioned
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
Finis
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From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
floral
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
flowers
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
fresh
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
geraniums
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From this reading In the conservatory, among the roses, geraniums and violets, with scissors and twine in their hands, were Marie and Mollie.
grace
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New-Year's-Day was a great day, in this new era of time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In the conservatory, among the roses, geraniums and violets, with scissors and twine in their hands, were Marie and Mollie.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the conservatory, among the roses, geraniums and violets, with scissors and twine in their hands, were Marie and Mollie.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
laughed
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
mansion
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
Marie
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From this reading In the conservatory, among the roses, geraniums and violets, with scissors and twine in their hands, were Marie and Mollie.
Mollie
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From this reading In the conservatory, among the roses, geraniums and violets, with scissors and twine in their hands, were Marie and Mollie.
month
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From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
morrow
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
new
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From this reading New-Year's-Day was a great day, in this new era of time.
New-Year's-Day
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From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
Old-Year-Day
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From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
pieces
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
private
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
room
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From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
roses
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From this reading In the conservatory, among the roses, geraniums and violets, with scissors and twine in their hands, were Marie and Mollie.
scissors
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From this reading In the conservatory, among the roses, geraniums and violets, with scissors and twine in their hands, were Marie and Mollie.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the conservatory, among the roses, geraniums and violets, with scissors and twine in their hands, were Marie and Mollie.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading New-Year's-Day was a great day, in this new era of time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New-Year's-Day was a great day, in this new era of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
to-morrow
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From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
twine
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From this reading In the conservatory, among the roses, geraniums and violets, with scissors and twine in their hands, were Marie and Mollie.
violets
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From this reading In the conservatory, among the roses, geraniums and violets, with scissors and twine in their hands, were Marie and Mollie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the conservatory, among the roses, geraniums and violets, with scissors and twine in their hands, were Marie and Mollie.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As fresh and bright as the flowers about them, they chatted and laughed as they clipped the buds and fashioned the floral pieces which were to grace the private room of the executive mansion on the morrow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the conservatory, among the roses, geraniums and violets, with scissors and twine in their hands, were Marie and Mollie.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The month of Finis had passed, and it was Old-Year-Day; to-morrow would be New-Year's-Day, A. D.
