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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 Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
admirers
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amusement
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From this reading "If you aren't the darlingest thing in the world!" she greeted Miss Joy, whose face had lighted with a smile of both amusement and pleasure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
aren't
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attended
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auto
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From this reading Round his shoulders swung her field-glasses; from his right pocket protruded her fan and from his left her auto veil.
bevy
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "If you aren't the darlingest thing in the world!" she greeted Miss Joy, whose face had lighted with a smile of both amusement and pleasure.
box
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build
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buxom
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
carried
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From this reading In his right hand he carried Miss Polly Parsons' gloves and parasol; in his left, her race-card and hand-bag.
caught
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Constance
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dark
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darlingest
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entertained
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eye
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face
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fan
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From this reading Round his shoulders swung her field-glasses; from his right pocket protruded her fan and from his left her auto veil.
feebly
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field-glasses
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From this reading Round his shoulders swung her field-glasses; from his right pocket protruded her fan and from his left her auto veil.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Round his shoulders swung her field-glasses; from his right pocket protruded her fan and from his left her auto veil.
gloves
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From this reading In his right hand he carried Miss Polly Parsons' gloves and parasol; in his left, her race-card and hand-bag.
greeted
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From this reading "If you aren't the darlingest thing in the world!" she greeted Miss Joy, whose face had lighted with a smile of both amusement and pleasure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If you aren't the darlingest thing in the world!" she greeted Miss Joy, whose face had lighted with a smile of both amusement and pleasure.
hand
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From this reading In his right hand he carried Miss Polly Parsons' gloves and parasol; in his left, her race-card and hand-bag.
hand-bag
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From this reading In his right hand he carried Miss Polly Parsons' gloves and parasol; in his left, her race-card and hand-bag.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his right hand he carried Miss Polly Parsons' gloves and parasol; in his left, her race-card and hand-bag.
hundred-dollar
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IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you aren't the darlingest thing in the world!" she greeted Miss Joy, whose face had lighted with a smile of both amusement and pleasure.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his right hand he carried Miss Polly Parsons' gloves and parasol; in his left, her race-card and hand-bag.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
Joy
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leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his right hand he carried Miss Polly Parsons' gloves and parasol; in his left, her race-card and hand-bag.
lighted
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From this reading "If you aren't the darlingest thing in the world!" she greeted Miss Joy, whose face had lighted with a smile of both amusement and pleasure.
man
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manner
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Miss
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
own
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From this reading She carried her own vanity box.
parasol
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From this reading In his right hand he carried Miss Polly Parsons' gloves and parasol; in his left, her race-card and hand-bag.
Parsons
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From this reading In his right hand he carried Miss Polly Parsons' gloves and parasol; in his left, her race-card and hand-bag.
pleasure
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From this reading "If you aren't the darlingest thing in the world!" she greeted Miss Joy, whose face had lighted with a smile of both amusement and pleasure.
pocket
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From this reading Round his shoulders swung her field-glasses; from his right pocket protruded her fan and from his left her auto veil.
Polly
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From this reading In his right hand he carried Miss Polly Parsons' gloves and parasol; in his left, her race-card and hand-bag.
protruded
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From this reading Round his shoulders swung her field-glasses; from his right pocket protruded her fan and from his left her auto veil.
race-card
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From this reading In his right hand he carried Miss Polly Parsons' gloves and parasol; in his left, her race-card and hand-bag.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his right hand he carried Miss Polly Parsons' gloves and parasol; in his left, her race-card and hand-bag.
Round
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From this reading Round his shoulders swung her field-glasses; from his right pocket protruded her fan and from his left her auto veil.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She carried her own vanity box.
shoulders
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From this reading Round his shoulders swung her field-glasses; from his right pocket protruded her fan and from his left her auto veil.
slender
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From this reading Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
smile
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smiled
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From this reading Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
suit
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swished
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swung
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From this reading Round his shoulders swung her field-glasses; from his right pocket protruded her fan and from his left her auto veil.
tall
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
there
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thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you aren't the darlingest thing in the world!" she greeted Miss Joy, whose face had lighted with a smile of both amusement and pleasure.
vanity
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From this reading She carried her own vanity box.
veil
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From this reading Round his shoulders swung her field-glasses; from his right pocket protruded her fan and from his left her auto veil.
violently-gowned
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wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "If you aren't the darlingest thing in the world!" she greeted Miss Joy, whose face had lighted with a smile of both amusement and pleasure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If you aren't the darlingest thing in the world!" she greeted Miss Joy, whose face had lighted with a smile of both amusement and pleasure.
woman
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From this reading Into the box where Miss Constance Joy--slender and dark and tall--entertained her bevy of admirers, there swished a violently-gowned young woman of buxom build and hearty manner, attended by a young man who wore a hundred-dollar suit and smiled feebly whenever he caught an eye.
wore
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world
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From this reading "If you aren't the darlingest thing in the world!" she greeted Miss Joy, whose face had lighted with a smile of both amusement and pleasure.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you aren't the darlingest thing in the world!" she greeted Miss Joy, whose face had lighted with a smile of both amusement and pleasure.
young
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