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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 In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
adorn
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all
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
aside
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you think you would like to attend the lawn fête to-night, Daisy?" she asked, patronizingly.
attend
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From this reading "So you think you would like to attend the lawn fête to-night, Daisy?" she asked, patronizingly.
beauty
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
bending
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
blush
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From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
book
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
boudoir
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
carelessly
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From this reading "I think I shall gratify you," said Pluma, carelessly.
coming
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
crimson
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
Daisy
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From this reading "So you think you would like to attend the lawn fête to-night, Daisy?" she asked, patronizingly.
dark
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
divan
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
elegant
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
evening
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
eyes
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
figure
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
fête
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From this reading "So you think you would like to attend the lawn fête to-night, Daisy?" she asked, patronizingly.
glanced
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From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
gold
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
gratify
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From this reading "I think I shall gratify you," said Pluma, carelessly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
hesitatingly
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From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
hours
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
Hurlhurst
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
idly
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
lap
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
later
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
lawn
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From this reading "So you think you would like to attend the lawn fête to-night, Daisy?" she asked, patronizingly.
lay
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
like
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From this reading "So you think you would like to attend the lawn fête to-night, Daisy?" she asked, patronizingly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
Miss
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From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
much
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From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
negligently
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
Oh
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From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
only
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From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
own
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
patronizingly
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From this reading "So you think you would like to attend the lawn fête to-night, Daisy?" she asked, patronizingly.
Pluma
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
reclining
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
rich
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
said
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From this reading "I think I shall gratify you," said Pluma, carelessly.
sat
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
satin
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I think I shall gratify you," said Pluma, carelessly.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
silks
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you think you would like to attend the lawn fête to-night, Daisy?" she asked, patronizingly.
some
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
startled
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From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
superb
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you think you would like to attend the lawn fête to-night, Daisy?" she asked, patronizingly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
to-night
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From this reading "So you think you would like to attend the lawn fête to-night, Daisy?" she asked, patronizingly.
tossed
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
toying
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
trailing
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
turning
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
up
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From this reading Daisy glanced up with a startled blush, "Oh, I should like it so much, Miss Pluma," she answered, hesitatingly, "if I only could!"
volume
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From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In an elegant boudoir, all crimson and gold, some hours later, sat Pluma Hurlhurst, reclining negligently on a satin divan, toying idly with a volume which lay in her lap.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "So you think you would like to attend the lawn fête to-night, Daisy?" she asked, patronizingly.
yawn
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From this reading She tossed the book aside with a yawn, turning her superb dark eyes on the little figure bending over the rich trailing silks which were to adorn her own fair beauty on the coming evening.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you think you would like to attend the lawn fête to-night, Daisy?" she asked, patronizingly.
