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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 A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
adjoining
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From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
also
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From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
appeared
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From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
assembled
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From this reading The guests invited by Pani Elzen assembled at the Hôtel de Paris at seven o'clock.
assigned
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From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The guests invited by Pani Elzen assembled at the Hôtel de Paris at seven o'clock.
back
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From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
bodice
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From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
bottom
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From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The guests invited by Pani Elzen assembled at the Hôtel de Paris at seven o'clock.
came
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From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
ceremony
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From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
coffee
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From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
de
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From this reading The guests invited by Pani Elzen assembled at the Hôtel de Paris at seven o'clock.
dinner
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From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
dress
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From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
dress-coats
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From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
Elzen
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From this reading The guests invited by Pani Elzen assembled at the Hôtel de Paris at seven o'clock.
extending
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From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
fold
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From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
fresh
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From this reading She looked fresh and young.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
guests
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From this reading The guests invited by Pani Elzen assembled at the Hôtel de Paris at seven o'clock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
Hôtel
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From this reading The guests invited by Pani Elzen assembled at the Hôtel de Paris at seven o'clock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
invitations
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From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
invited
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From this reading The guests invited by Pani Elzen assembled at the Hôtel de Paris at seven o'clock.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
knowing
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From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
lady
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From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked fresh and young.
low-necked
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From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
neckties
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From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
o'clock
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From this reading The guests invited by Pani Elzen assembled at the Hôtel de Paris at seven o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
pale
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From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
Pani
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From this reading The guests invited by Pani Elzen assembled at the Hôtel de Paris at seven o'clock.
Paris
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From this reading The guests invited by Pani Elzen assembled at the Hôtel de Paris at seven o'clock.
room
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From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
rose-colored
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From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
separate
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From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
served
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From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
seven
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From this reading The guests invited by Pani Elzen assembled at the Hôtel de Paris at seven o'clock.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked fresh and young.
skirt
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From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
smaller
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From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The guests invited by Pani Elzen assembled at the Hôtel de Paris at seven o'clock.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
top
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From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A separate room and also a smaller one adjoining, in which coffee was to be served, had been assigned for the dinner.
white
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From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pani Elzen appeared in a pale rose-colored, low-necked dress with a great fold in the back extending from the top of the bodice to the bottom of the skirt.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The lady had issued invitations to a dinner "without ceremony;" but the gentlemen, knowing what to understand by this, came in dress-coats and white neckties.
young
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From this reading She looked fresh and young.
