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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 Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
acquainted
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From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
away
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From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
become
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From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
betrayed
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From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
better
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From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
big
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From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
corner
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From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
dinner
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From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
dishes
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From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
fact
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From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
few
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From this reading "For ourselves a few words will suffice.
fire
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From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For ourselves a few words will suffice.
gathered
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From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
girls
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From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
Gloria
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From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
hearth
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From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
hostesses
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From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
lives
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From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
manner
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From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
mansion
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From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
merry
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From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
old
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From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "For ourselves a few words will suffice.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
Pensinger
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From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
put
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From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
really
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From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
room
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From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
salon
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From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
sooner
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From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
southeast
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From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
started
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From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
story
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From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
suffice
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From this reading "For ourselves a few words will suffice.
suggested
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From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
SupposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
things
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From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
used
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From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such a merry dinner party as it was in one corner of the big southeast corner room of the old Pensinger mansion.
washed
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From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
way
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From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Suppose we each tell the story of our lives," Gloria suggested, "and in that way we may the sooner become really acquainted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
wide
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From this reading When at last the dishes had been washed and put away, a fire was started on the wide hearth in the long salon and the girls gathered about it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "For ourselves a few words will suffice.
word
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From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
words
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From this reading "For ourselves a few words will suffice.
young
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From this reading The young hostesses by neither word nor manner betrayed the fact that they were used to better things.
