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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 Goodwood of that year was a brilliant meeting.
all
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From this reading The winners were the horses that all the smart people wanted to win.
always
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From this reading "You rich people are always lucky," said his friends.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the owners of winning horses Mr. Rutherford was conspicuous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You rich people are always lucky," said his friends.
beauty
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
brilliant
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From this reading The Goodwood of that year was a brilliant meeting.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
Como
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
conspicuous
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From this reading Among the owners of winning horses Mr. Rutherford was conspicuous.
exception
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
flowers
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
friends
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From this reading "You rich people are always lucky," said his friends.
frocks
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
garden
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
Goodwood
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From this reading The Goodwood of that year was a brilliant meeting.
hats
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You rich people are always lucky," said his friends.
horses
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From this reading The winners were the horses that all the smart people wanted to win.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
Lake
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
like
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
lucky
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From this reading "You rich people are always lucky," said his friends.
meeting
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From this reading The Goodwood of that year was a brilliant meeting.
Mr
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From this reading Among the owners of winning horses Mr. Rutherford was conspicuous.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Goodwood of that year was a brilliant meeting.
owners
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From this reading Among the owners of winning horses Mr. Rutherford was conspicuous.
people
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From this reading The winners were the horses that all the smart people wanted to win.
perfect
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
rainy
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
rich
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From this reading "You rich people are always lucky," said his friends.
Rutherford
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From this reading Among the owners of winning horses Mr. Rutherford was conspicuous.
said
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From this reading "You rich people are always lucky," said his friends.
smart
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From this reading The winners were the horses that all the smart people wanted to win.
spread
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
sun
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Goodwood of that year was a brilliant meeting.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Goodwood of that year was a brilliant meeting.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The winners were the horses that all the smart people wanted to win.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
unfolded
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
wanted
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From this reading The winners were the horses that all the smart people wanted to win.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Goodwood of that year was a brilliant meeting.
weather
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From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The winners were the horses that all the smart people wanted to win.
win
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From this reading The winners were the horses that all the smart people wanted to win.
winners
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From this reading The winners were the horses that all the smart people wanted to win.
winning
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From this reading Among the owners of winning horses Mr. Rutherford was conspicuous.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The weather, with the exception of that first rainy twilight, was perfect, and all the smart frocks and hats spread themselves and unfolded their beauty to the sun, like flowers in a garden by the Lake of Como.
year
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From this reading The Goodwood of that year was a brilliant meeting.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You rich people are always lucky," said his friends.