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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 toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Gay lackeys also, in blue and red, passed among the crowd, looking like poppies and cornflowers blown about by the wind.
ages
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
all
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
also
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From this reading Gay lackeys also, in blue and red, passed among the crowd, looking like poppies and cornflowers blown about by the wind.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Gay lackeys also, in blue and red, passed among the crowd, looking like poppies and cornflowers blown about by the wind.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
avenue
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
avenues
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
bank
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
blown
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From this reading Gay lackeys also, in blue and red, passed among the crowd, looking like poppies and cornflowers blown about by the wind.
blue
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
bonnets
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
brilliant
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Every one knows this piece of water, which still goes by the same name.
coats
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
coiffures
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
cornflowers
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From this reading Gay lackeys also, in blue and red, passed among the crowd, looking like poppies and cornflowers blown about by the wind.
crowd
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From this reading Gay lackeys also, in blue and red, passed among the crowd, looking like poppies and cornflowers blown about by the wind.
day
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
deep
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
down
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
enjoy
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one knows this piece of water, which still goes by the same name.
flounces
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
fur
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
gaiety
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
gay
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
goes
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From this reading Every one knows this piece of water, which still goes by the same name.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
high
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gay lackeys also, in blue and red, passed among the crowd, looking like poppies and cornflowers blown about by the wind.
knows
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From this reading Every one knows this piece of water, which still goes by the same name.
lackeys
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From this reading Gay lackeys also, in blue and red, passed among the crowd, looking like poppies and cornflowers blown about by the wind.
ladies
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
LAKE
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From this reading THE SWISS LAKE.
like
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From this reading Gay lackeys also, in blue and red, passed among the crowd, looking like poppies and cornflowers blown about by the wind.
linden
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
looking
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From this reading Gay lackeys also, in blue and red, passed among the crowd, looking like poppies and cornflowers blown about by the wind.
luxury
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
mantles
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
mingled
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one knows this piece of water, which still goes by the same name.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every one knows this piece of water, which still goes by the same name.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one knows this piece of water, which still goes by the same name.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
orange
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gay lackeys also, in blue and red, passed among the crowd, looking like poppies and cornflowers blown about by the wind.
pedestrians
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
piece
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From this reading Every one knows this piece of water, which still goes by the same name.
poppies
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From this reading Gay lackeys also, in blue and red, passed among the crowd, looking like poppies and cornflowers blown about by the wind.
presented
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
ranks
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
red
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From this reading Gay lackeys also, in blue and red, passed among the crowd, looking like poppies and cornflowers blown about by the wind.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one knows this piece of water, which still goes by the same name.
sight
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
silks
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
skating
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
skirts
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
sledges
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
spectacle
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one knows this piece of water, which still goes by the same name.
SWISS
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From this reading THE SWISS LAKE.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SWISS LAKE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Every one knows this piece of water, which still goes by the same name.
thronged
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
toilets
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
trees
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From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
veils
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From this reading The toilets of the ladies presented a brilliant spectacle of luxury and gaiety, their high coiffures, gay bonnets with the veils half down, fur mantles, and brilliant silks with deep flounces, were mingled with the orange or blue coats of the gentlemen.
water
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From this reading Every one knows this piece of water, which still goes by the same name.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Every one knows this piece of water, which still goes by the same name.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gay lackeys also, in blue and red, passed among the crowd, looking like poppies and cornflowers blown about by the wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An avenue of linden trees skirts each bank, and these avenues were on this day thronged with pedestrians, of all ranks and ages, who had come to enjoy the sight of the sledges and the skating.
