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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 There was a little sheet of water in front of it and a gay garden around.
all
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From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
altar-vases
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a little sheet of water in front of it and a gay garden around.
arbor
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From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
arbors
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From this reading There was a balcony and a wooden stairway; there were long trellised arbors, and little white tables, and great rosebushes like her own at home.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was a little sheet of water in front of it and a gay garden around.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he took her to dine at one of the wooden cafés under the trees.
balcony
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From this reading There was a balcony and a wooden stairway; there were long trellised arbors, and little white tables, and great rosebushes like her own at home.
beans
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From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
bower
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From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
cafés
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From this reading Then he took her to dine at one of the wooden cafés under the trees.
centre
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
church
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
coffee
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
cool
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From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
cream
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
curious
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
dine
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From this reading Then he took her to dine at one of the wooden cafés under the trees.
flowers
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From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
front
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From this reading There was a little sheet of water in front of it and a gay garden around.
garden
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From this reading There was a little sheet of water in front of it and a gay garden around.
gay
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From this reading There was a little sheet of water in front of it and a gay garden around.
glimpse
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From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a balcony and a wooden stairway; there were long trellised arbors, and little white tables, and great rosebushes like her own at home.
green
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From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he took her to dine at one of the wooden cafés under the trees.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he took her to dine at one of the wooden cafés under the trees.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
home
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From this reading There was a balcony and a wooden stairway; there were long trellised arbors, and little white tables, and great rosebushes like her own at home.
huge
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a little sheet of water in front of it and a gay garden around.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a little sheet of water in front of it and a gay garden around.
just
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
like
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From this reading There was a balcony and a wooden stairway; there were long trellised arbors, and little white tables, and great rosebushes like her own at home.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little sheet of water in front of it and a gay garden around.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a balcony and a wooden stairway; there were long trellised arbors, and little white tables, and great rosebushes like her own at home.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
meal
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
melon
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he took her to dine at one of the wooden cafés under the trees.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he took her to dine at one of the wooden cafés under the trees.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
own
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From this reading There was a balcony and a wooden stairway; there were long trellised arbors, and little white tables, and great rosebushes like her own at home.
pots
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
rosebushes
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From this reading There was a balcony and a wooden stairway; there were long trellised arbors, and little white tables, and great rosebushes like her own at home.
said
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
scarlet
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From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
seen
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
sheet
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From this reading There was a little sheet of water in front of it and a gay garden around.
silver
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
some
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From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
stairway
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From this reading There was a balcony and a wooden stairway; there were long trellised arbors, and little white tables, and great rosebushes like her own at home.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
sweet-smelling
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From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
tables
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From this reading There was a balcony and a wooden stairway; there were long trellised arbors, and little white tables, and great rosebushes like her own at home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he took her to dine at one of the wooden cafés under the trees.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
Then
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From this reading Then he took her to dine at one of the wooden cafés under the trees.
There
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From this reading There was a little sheet of water in front of it and a gay garden around.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he took her to dine at one of the wooden cafés under the trees.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he took her to dine at one of the wooden cafés under the trees.
trees
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From this reading Then he took her to dine at one of the wooden cafés under the trees.
trellised
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From this reading There was a balcony and a wooden stairway; there were long trellised arbors, and little white tables, and great rosebushes like her own at home.
twisting
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From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Then he took her to dine at one of the wooden cafés under the trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little sheet of water in front of it and a gay garden around.
water
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From this reading There was a little sheet of water in front of it and a gay garden around.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a balcony and a wooden stairway; there were long trellised arbors, and little white tables, and great rosebushes like her own at home.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
white
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From this reading There was a balcony and a wooden stairway; there were long trellised arbors, and little white tables, and great rosebushes like her own at home.
wines
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From this reading They had a meal, the like of which she had never seen; such a huge melon in the centre of it, and curious wines, and coffee or cream in silver pots, or what looked like silver to her--"just like the altar-vases in the church," she said to herself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had an arbor all to themselves; a cool sweet-smelling bower of green, with a glimpse of scarlet from the flowers of some twisting beans.
wooden
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From this reading Then he took her to dine at one of the wooden cafés under the trees.
