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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 garden-party was a success, and Miss Lawrence the acknowledged belle of the evening.
acknowledged
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From this reading THE garden-party was a success, and Miss Lawrence the acknowledged belle of the evening.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
aim
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From this reading There was no need of making a hurried election: indeed, her chief aim now was pleasure and conquest.
alive
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From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
always
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From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE garden-party was a success, and Miss Lawrence the acknowledged belle of the evening.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
belle
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From this reading THE garden-party was a success, and Miss Lawrence the acknowledged belle of the evening.
carried
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From this reading No one else could have carried off the peculiar style of dress.
chief
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From this reading There was no need of making a hurried election: indeed, her chief aim now was pleasure and conquest.
conquest
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From this reading There was no need of making a hurried election: indeed, her chief aim now was pleasure and conquest.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one else could have carried off the peculiar style of dress.
dainty
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From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
discussed
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From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
dress
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From this reading No one else could have carried off the peculiar style of dress.
dropped
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From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
Eastman
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From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
election
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From this reading There was no need of making a hurried election: indeed, her chief aim now was pleasure and conquest.
else
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From this reading No one else could have carried off the peculiar style of dress.
ensued
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From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
evening
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From this reading THE garden-party was a success, and Miss Lawrence the acknowledged belle of the evening.
garden-party
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From this reading THE garden-party was a success, and Miss Lawrence the acknowledged belle of the evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No one else could have carried off the peculiar style of dress.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
hurried
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From this reading There was no need of making a hurried election: indeed, her chief aim now was pleasure and conquest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
incense
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From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
indeed
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From this reading There was no need of making a hurried election: indeed, her chief aim now was pleasure and conquest.
kept
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From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
knew
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From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
Lawrence
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From this reading THE garden-party was a success, and Miss Lawrence the acknowledged belle of the evening.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
lull
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From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
lunch
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From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
making
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From this reading There was no need of making a hurried election: indeed, her chief aim now was pleasure and conquest.
Miss
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From this reading THE garden-party was a success, and Miss Lawrence the acknowledged belle of the evening.
Mrs
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From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
necessary
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From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no need of making a hurried election: indeed, her chief aim now was pleasure and conquest.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one else could have carried off the peculiar style of dress.
now
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From this reading There was no need of making a hurried election: indeed, her chief aim now was pleasure and conquest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE garden-party was a success, and Miss Lawrence the acknowledged belle of the evening.
off
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From this reading No one else could have carried off the peculiar style of dress.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one else could have carried off the peculiar style of dress.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
peculiar
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From this reading No one else could have carried off the peculiar style of dress.
pleasure
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From this reading There was no need of making a hurried election: indeed, her chief aim now was pleasure and conquest.
pretty
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From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
shrine
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From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
sitting
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From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
style
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From this reading No one else could have carried off the peculiar style of dress.
success
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From this reading THE garden-party was a success, and Miss Lawrence the acknowledged belle of the evening.
sweet
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From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE garden-party was a success, and Miss Lawrence the acknowledged belle of the evening.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
There
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From this reading There was no need of making a hurried election: indeed, her chief aim now was pleasure and conquest.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
thoroughly
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From this reading They were sitting over their dainty lunch, Mrs. Eastman having dropped in; and, after the party had been pretty thoroughly discussed, a little lull ensued.
triumphs
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From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE garden-party was a success, and Miss Lawrence the acknowledged belle of the evening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She knew that she was radiant; and triumphs were a necessary sweet incense, that she always kept alive on her shrine.
