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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 first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
appear
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From this reading Azzie Hogan was the last to appear at the spread.
array
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From this reading There was a motley array of every color of kimono that the mind of girl could conceive.
arrived
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their wearers were being comfortable on chairs and stools so far as they held out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Azzie Hogan was the last to appear at the spread.
Azzie
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From this reading Azzie Hogan was the last to appear at the spread.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Their wearers were being comfortable on chairs and stools so far as they held out.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
chairs
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From this reading Their wearers were being comfortable on chairs and stools so far as they held out.
color
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From this reading There was a motley array of every color of kimono that the mind of girl could conceive.
comfortable
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From this reading Their wearers were being comfortable on chairs and stools so far as they held out.
conceive
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From this reading There was a motley array of every color of kimono that the mind of girl could conceive.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a motley array of every color of kimono that the mind of girl could conceive.
course
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
diverted
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
ease
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
enough
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was a motley array of every color of kimono that the mind of girl could conceive.
far
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From this reading Their wearers were being comfortable on chairs and stools so far as they held out.
feeling
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
first
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
girl
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From this reading There was a motley array of every color of kimono that the mind of girl could conceive.
girls
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
held
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From this reading Their wearers were being comfortable on chairs and stools so far as they held out.
Hogan
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From this reading Azzie Hogan was the last to appear at the spread.
HOW
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From this reading HOW "SMILES" WAS SCALPED.
ice
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
kimono
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From this reading There was a motley array of every color of kimono that the mind of girl could conceive.
Landis
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
last
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From this reading Azzie Hogan was the last to appear at the spread.
manner
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
marked
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
Mary
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There was a motley array of every color of kimono that the mind of girl could conceive.
Miss
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
motley
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From this reading There was a motley array of every color of kimono that the mind of girl could conceive.
O'Day
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their wearers were being comfortable on chairs and stools so far as they held out.
out
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From this reading Their wearers were being comfortable on chairs and stools so far as they held out.
permit
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
presence
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
proper
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
SCALPED
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From this reading HOW "SMILES" WAS SCALPED.
SMILES
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From this reading HOW "SMILES" WAS SCALPED.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their wearers were being comfortable on chairs and stools so far as they held out.
spread
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From this reading Azzie Hogan was the last to appear at the spread.
Stoner
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
stools
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From this reading Their wearers were being comfortable on chairs and stools so far as they held out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a motley array of every color of kimono that the mind of girl could conceive.
thawed
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Azzie Hogan was the last to appear at the spread.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their wearers were being comfortable on chairs and stools so far as they held out.
There
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From this reading There was a motley array of every color of kimono that the mind of girl could conceive.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their wearers were being comfortable on chairs and stools so far as they held out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Azzie Hogan was the last to appear at the spread.
use
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW "SMILES" WAS SCALPED.
wearers
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From this reading Their wearers were being comfortable on chairs and stools so far as they held out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their wearers were being comfortable on chairs and stools so far as they held out.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
Wilson
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From this reading The first course had been diverted to its proper use, and the ice which marked the manner of both Mary Wilson and Landis Stoner because of the presence of Miss O'Day had thawed enough to permit a feeling of ease among the girls, when Azzie arrived.
