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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
according
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From this reading The time had passed pleasantly, or wearily, according to the state of mind or social habits and resources of the individual.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something had already transpired to jar the chords so lately attuned to harmony.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
any
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
arrival
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From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
attuned
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From this reading Something had already transpired to jar the chords so lately attuned to harmony.
better
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
bride
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
Carman
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
chords
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From this reading Something had already transpired to jar the chords so lately attuned to harmony.
close
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
CLOUD
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From this reading UNDER THE CLOUD.
company
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
concerned
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
curtness
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
day
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From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
dull
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
evidently
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
friend
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
habits
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From this reading The time had passed pleasantly, or wearily, according to the state of mind or social habits and resources of the individual.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The time had passed pleasantly, or wearily, according to the state of mind or social habits and resources of the individual.
harmony
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From this reading Something had already transpired to jar the chords so lately attuned to harmony.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
husband
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
individual
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From this reading The time had passed pleasantly, or wearily, according to the state of mind or social habits and resources of the individual.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
jar
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From this reading Something had already transpired to jar the chords so lately attuned to harmony.
kept
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
knew
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
lately
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From this reading Something had already transpired to jar the chords so lately attuned to harmony.
manner
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time had passed pleasantly, or wearily, according to the state of mind or social habits and resources of the individual.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
notice
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
now
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From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
occasional
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The time had passed pleasantly, or wearily, according to the state of mind or social habits and resources of the individual.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The time had passed pleasantly, or wearily, according to the state of mind or social habits and resources of the individual.
other
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time had passed pleasantly, or wearily, according to the state of mind or social habits and resources of the individual.
perhaps
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
pleasantly
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From this reading The time had passed pleasantly, or wearily, according to the state of mind or social habits and resources of the individual.
relished
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
remarked
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
resources
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From this reading The time had passed pleasantly, or wearily, according to the state of mind or social habits and resources of the individual.
Rose
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
Saratoga
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From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Something had already transpired to jar the chords so lately attuned to harmony.
social
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From this reading The time had passed pleasantly, or wearily, according to the state of mind or social habits and resources of the individual.
some
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From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something had already transpired to jar the chords so lately attuned to harmony.
spend
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From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
state
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From this reading The time had passed pleasantly, or wearily, according to the state of mind or social habits and resources of the individual.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE CLOUD.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time had passed pleasantly, or wearily, according to the state of mind or social habits and resources of the individual.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
transpired
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From this reading Something had already transpired to jar the chords so lately attuned to harmony.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE CLOUD.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
wearily
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From this reading The time had passed pleasantly, or wearily, according to the state of mind or social habits and resources of the individual.
wedding
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From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
week
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From this reading _THE_ wedding party was to spend a week at Saratoga, and it was now the third day since its arrival.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The bride, it was remarked by some of the party, seemed dull; and Rose Carman, who knew her friend better, perhaps, than any other individual in the company, and kept her under close observation, was concerned to notice an occasional curtness of manner toward her husband, that was evidently not relished.
