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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 Wherever she went she created a great sensation.
all
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
Artists
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From this reading Artists raved over her form and features.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
ball
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
beach
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
beauties
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
beauty
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From this reading They said she was the fairest woman in the world, and that her beauty had but one fault--it was too cold and pale.
became
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
Branch
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
bride
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They said she was the fairest woman in the world, and that her beauty had but one fault--it was too cold and pale.
Carlyle
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
cold
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From this reading They said she was the fairest woman in the world, and that her beauty had but one fault--it was too cold and pale.
Colonel
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
created
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From this reading Wherever she went she created a great sensation.
danced
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
distinguished
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
face
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From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
fairest
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From this reading They said she was the fairest woman in the world, and that her beauty had but one fault--it was too cold and pale.
fault
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From this reading They said she was the fairest woman in the world, and that her beauty had but one fault--it was too cold and pale.
faultily
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From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
faultless
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From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
features
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From this reading Artists raved over her form and features.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
form
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From this reading Artists raved over her form and features.
gloom
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From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherever she went she created a great sensation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They said she was the fairest woman in the world, and that her beauty had but one fault--it was too cold and pale.
heard
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From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
immediately
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They said she was the fairest woman in the world, and that her beauty had but one fault--it was too cold and pale.
just
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From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
loveliness
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They said she was the fairest woman in the world, and that her beauty had but one fault--it was too cold and pale.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Artists raved over her form and features.
pale
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From this reading They said she was the fairest woman in the world, and that her beauty had but one fault--it was too cold and pale.
People
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From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
places
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From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
pre-eminent
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
profound
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From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
promenaded
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
raved
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From this reading Artists raved over her form and features.
rooms
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
said
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From this reading They said she was the fairest woman in the world, and that her beauty had but one fault--it was too cold and pale.
sensation
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From this reading Wherever she went she created a great sensation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wherever she went she created a great sensation.
star-sweet
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From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
too
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From this reading They said she was the fairest woman in the world, and that her beauty had but one fault--it was too cold and pale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They said she was the fairest woman in the world, and that her beauty had but one fault--it was too cold and pale.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherever she went she created a great sensation.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
WhereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever she went she created a great sensation.
woman
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From this reading They said she was the fairest woman in the world, and that her beauty had but one fault--it was too cold and pale.
world
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From this reading They said she was the fairest woman in the world, and that her beauty had but one fault--it was too cold and pale.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading People went to the places where they heard she would be, just to look at that "faultily faultless" face "star-sweet on a gloom profound."
young
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From this reading Among all the radiant beauties that promenaded the beach and danced in the ball rooms at Long Branch, the young bride of Colonel Carlyle became immediately distinguished for her pre-eminent loveliness.
