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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 As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
all
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
America
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At close range for the first time she had an opportunity to inspect the rich, the fashionable, and the great.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
animated
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
Athalie
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From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
Bailey
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From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
beautifully
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
best
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
by-product
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
C
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From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
celebrated
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
celebrities
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
close
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From this reading At close range for the first time she had an opportunity to inspect the rich, the fashionable, and the great.
cuisine
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
dined
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From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading The magnificence of the most fashionable restaurant in town had thrilled and enchanted Athalie.
ended
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From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
enjoy
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
entire
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
fashionable
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From this reading The magnificence of the most fashionable restaurant in town had thrilled and enchanted Athalie.
February
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From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At close range for the first time she had an opportunity to inspect the rich, the fashionable, and the great.
flowers
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At close range for the first time she had an opportunity to inspect the rich, the fashionable, and the great.
gay
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
gowned
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At close range for the first time she had an opportunity to inspect the rich, the fashionable, and the great.
Greensleeve
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From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
heard
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
hotel
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
important
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The magnificence of the most fashionable restaurant in town had thrilled and enchanted Athalie.
inspect
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From this reading At close range for the first time she had an opportunity to inspect the rich, the fashionable, and the great.
jewels
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
Jr
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From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
loveliest
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
magnificence
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From this reading The magnificence of the most fashionable restaurant in town had thrilled and enchanted Athalie.
magnificent
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
merely
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
more
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From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
most
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From this reading The magnificence of the most fashionable restaurant in town had thrilled and enchanted Athalie.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The magnificence of the most fashionable restaurant in town had thrilled and enchanted Athalie.
once
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From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
only
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
opportunity
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From this reading At close range for the first time she had an opportunity to inspect the rich, the fashionable, and the great.
orchestra
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
people
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
play
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From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
played
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
range
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From this reading At close range for the first time she had an opportunity to inspect the rich, the fashionable, and the great.
Regina
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From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
Republic
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
restaurant
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From this reading The magnificence of the most fashionable restaurant in town had thrilled and enchanted Athalie.
rich
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From this reading At close range for the first time she had an opportunity to inspect the rich, the fashionable, and the great.
rococo
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
rooms
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At close range for the first time she had an opportunity to inspect the rich, the fashionable, and the great.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
supped
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From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
there
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
thrilled
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From this reading The magnificence of the most fashionable restaurant in town had thrilled and enchanted Athalie.
thronged
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
throngs
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From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At close range for the first time she had an opportunity to inspect the rich, the fashionable, and the great.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
together
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From this reading Before February had ended C. Bailey, Jr., and Athalie Greensleeve had been to more than one play, had dined and supped together more than once at the Regina.
town
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From this reading The magnificence of the most fashionable restaurant in town had thrilled and enchanted Athalie.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for celebrities, they seemed to be merely a by-product of the gay, animated, beautifully gowned throngs: people she had heard of, people more important still of whom she had never heard, people important only to themselves of whom nobody had ever heard thronged the great rococo rooms.
wonder
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From this reading The best hotel orchestra in America played there; the loveliest flowers, the most magnificent jewels, the most celebrated cuisine in the entire Republic--all were there for Athalie Greensleeve to wonder at and to enjoy.
