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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, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
almost
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From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The New-year, destined to be so crucial, came in cheerfully enough.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
came
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From this reading The New-year, destined to be so crucial, came in cheerfully enough.
celebrations
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From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
champagne
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From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
cheerfully
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From this reading The New-year, destined to be so crucial, came in cheerfully enough.
coincident
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From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
color
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From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
contrasts
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From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
crucial
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From this reading The New-year, destined to be so crucial, came in cheerfully enough.
curious
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From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
customary
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From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
destined
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From this reading The New-year, destined to be so crucial, came in cheerfully enough.
enough
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From this reading The New-year, destined to be so crucial, came in cheerfully enough.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
fact
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From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
forgot
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From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
formed
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From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
gorgeousness
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From this reading And the women themselves presented pictures of splendor of a peculiar gorgeousness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
happened
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From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
history
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From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The New-year, destined to be so crucial, came in cheerfully enough.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
less
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From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
love
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From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
made
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From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
men
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From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
most
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From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
nation
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From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
near
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From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
new
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From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
New-year
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From this reading The New-year, destined to be so crucial, came in cheerfully enough.
number
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From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
ostentation
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From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
peculiar
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From this reading And the women themselves presented pictures of splendor of a peculiar gorgeousness.
period
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From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
pictures
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From this reading And the women themselves presented pictures of splendor of a peculiar gorgeousness.
presented
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From this reading And the women themselves presented pictures of splendor of a peculiar gorgeousness.
prominence
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From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
public
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From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
reckless
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From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
school
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From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The New-year, destined to be so crucial, came in cheerfully enough.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading And the women themselves presented pictures of splendor of a peculiar gorgeousness.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The New-year, destined to be so crucial, came in cheerfully enough.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And the women themselves presented pictures of splendor of a peculiar gorgeousness.
There
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From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The New-year, destined to be so crucial, came in cheerfully enough.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
usual
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From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
vital
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From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
war
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From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
warmed
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From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fact that almost coincident with the war there had come into prominence an entirely new school of color formed one of the curious contrasts of the period.
women
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From this reading The customary number of men, warmed by that champagne, made reckless love to the women who happened to be near them and forgot it by morning.
year
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From this reading There was, to be sure, a trifle less ostentation in the public celebrations, but the usual amount of champagne brought in the most vital year in the history of the nation.
