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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 FAIRY-LAND CHILDREN Beth and her aunt came home a little before three.
also
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FAIRY-LAND CHILDREN Beth and her aunt came home a little before three.
approve
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From this reading “Mrs. Cortlandt,” the housekeeper began, “I have arranged for a maid for Miss Beth, if you approve.
arranged
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From this reading “Mrs. Cortlandt,” the housekeeper began, “I have arranged for a maid for Miss Beth, if you approve.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
aunt
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From this reading THE FAIRY-LAND CHILDREN Beth and her aunt came home a little before three.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Hodgman followed Mrs. Cortlandt to her sitting-room where Beth had also been taken.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE FAIRY-LAND CHILDREN Beth and her aunt came home a little before three.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Cortlandt,” the housekeeper began, “I have arranged for a maid for Miss Beth, if you approve.
Beth
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From this reading THE FAIRY-LAND CHILDREN Beth and her aunt came home a little before three.
bewilderment
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
blossom
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From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
bronze
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
came
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From this reading THE FAIRY-LAND CHILDREN Beth and her aunt came home a little before three.
CHILDREN
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From this reading THE FAIRY-LAND CHILDREN Beth and her aunt came home a little before three.
coloring
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
completed
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
Cortlandt
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From this reading Mrs. Hodgman followed Mrs. Cortlandt to her sitting-room where Beth had also been taken.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
FAIRY-LAND
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From this reading THE FAIRY-LAND CHILDREN Beth and her aunt came home a little before three.
flowers
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
followed
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From this reading Mrs. Hodgman followed Mrs. Cortlandt to her sitting-room where Beth had also been taken.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Mrs. Cortlandt,” the housekeeper began, “I have arranged for a maid for Miss Beth, if you approve.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
girl
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From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
hardly
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mrs. Cortlandt,” the housekeeper began, “I have arranged for a maid for Miss Beth, if you approve.
heard
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FAIRY-LAND CHILDREN Beth and her aunt came home a little before three.
Hodgman
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From this reading Mrs. Hodgman followed Mrs. Cortlandt to her sitting-room where Beth had also been taken.
home
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From this reading THE FAIRY-LAND CHILDREN Beth and her aunt came home a little before three.
honey
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From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
hotel
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
house
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From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
housekeeper
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From this reading “Mrs. Cortlandt,” the housekeeper began, “I have arranged for a maid for Miss Beth, if you approve.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mrs. Cortlandt,” the housekeeper began, “I have arranged for a maid for Miss Beth, if you approve.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Mrs. Cortlandt,” the housekeeper began, “I have arranged for a maid for Miss Beth, if you approve.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
ladies
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
like
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From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FAIRY-LAND CHILDREN Beth and her aunt came home a little before three.
Luncheon
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
maid
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From this reading “Mrs. Cortlandt,” the housekeeper began, “I have arranged for a maid for Miss Beth, if you approve.
many
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From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
Miss
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From this reading “Mrs. Cortlandt,” the housekeeper began, “I have arranged for a maid for Miss Beth, if you approve.
more
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From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Hodgman followed Mrs. Cortlandt to her sitting-room where Beth had also been taken.
music
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
orchestra
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
overfull
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From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
playing
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
Pompeian
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
red
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
restaurant
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
seen
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From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
sitting-room
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From this reading Mrs. Hodgman followed Mrs. Cortlandt to her sitting-room where Beth had also been taken.
small
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From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
splendorsplural nounUS /ˈsplendərz/
impressive and beautiful signs of wealth or importance
From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
table
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From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
taken
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From this reading Mrs. Hodgman followed Mrs. Cortlandt to her sitting-room where Beth had also been taken.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAIRY-LAND CHILDREN Beth and her aunt came home a little before three.
three
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From this reading THE FAIRY-LAND CHILDREN Beth and her aunt came home a little before three.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
uncle's
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From this reading The little girl returned to her uncle’s house like a small blossom overfull of honey; she had seen so many splendors that she could take in no more.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Mrs. Hodgman followed Mrs. Cortlandt to her sitting-room where Beth had also been taken.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Luncheon in a hotel restaurant, Pompeian red and bronze in coloring, with flowers on every table and ladies at every table, also, whom one could hardly tell from the flowers, and an orchestra playing such music as Beth had never heard, completed the bewilderment of the morning.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mrs. Cortlandt,” the housekeeper began, “I have arranged for a maid for Miss Beth, if you approve.
