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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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addressing
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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answering
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arrangement
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ask
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askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five times Germaine asked her whether she should wear her heliotrope or her pink gown at a forthcoming dinner at Madame de Relzières’.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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back
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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beings
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better
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bric-a-brac
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cabinets
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chair
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couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
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de
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dinner
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endured
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envelopes
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exasperation
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fidgeting
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Five
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forthcoming
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Germaine
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getting
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gown
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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heliotrope
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
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human
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Five times Sonia said, without the slightest variation in her tone, “I think you look better in the pink.”
idle
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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interrupting
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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irritated
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ninety-nine human beings would have been irritated to exasperation by her fidgeting; Sonia endured it with a perfect patience.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Madame
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magazine
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minutes
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more
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moved
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Ninety-nine
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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once
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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out
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patience
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perfect
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picture
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pieces
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pink
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preferred
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putting
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questions
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read
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Relzières
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restlessly
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room
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said
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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shifting
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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slightest
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Sonia
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straighten
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table
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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throwing
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times
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tone
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up
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variation
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wall
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wear
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wedding-cards
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wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
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whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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worth
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ninety-nine human beings would have been irritated to exasperation by her fidgeting; Sonia endured it with a perfect patience.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Five times Sonia said, without the slightest variation in her tone, “I think you look better in the pink.”
