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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 On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
accustomed
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
adepts
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From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
all
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From this reading There were all manner of delicious cakes, for which the city is celebrated.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The tea itself had come overland through Russia from China and had not suffered the deterioration which an ocean voyage produces.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
assemblage
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From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
attire
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From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
brilliant
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From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
cakes
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From this reading There were all manner of delicious cakes, for which the city is celebrated.
celebrated
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From this reading There were all manner of delicious cakes, for which the city is celebrated.
China
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From this reading The tea itself had come overland through Russia from China and had not suffered the deterioration which an ocean voyage produces.
city
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From this reading There were all manner of delicious cakes, for which the city is celebrated.
clear
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tea itself had come overland through Russia from China and had not suffered the deterioration which an ocean voyage produces.
cups
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
dazzling
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From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
delicious
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From this reading There were all manner of delicious cakes, for which the city is celebrated.
deterioration
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From this reading The tea itself had come overland through Russia from China and had not suffered the deterioration which an ocean voyage produces.
dress
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From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
encrusted
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
filigree
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
formed
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From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The tea itself had come overland through Russia from China and had not suffered the deterioration which an ocean voyage produces.
glass
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
goblets
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
gold
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
handed
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
holder
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were all manner of delicious cakes, for which the city is celebrated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The tea itself had come overland through Russia from China and had not suffered the deterioration which an ocean voyage produces.
Jennie
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
kinetographic
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From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
ladies
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From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
manner
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From this reading There were all manner of delicious cakes, for which the city is celebrated.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
ocean
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From this reading The tea itself had come overland through Russia from China and had not suffered the deterioration which an ocean voyage produces.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
overland
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From this reading The tea itself had come overland through Russia from China and had not suffered the deterioration which an ocean voyage produces.
Parisian
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From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
pictures
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From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
produces
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From this reading The tea itself had come overland through Russia from China and had not suffered the deterioration which an ocean voyage produces.
rich
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From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
round
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
Russia
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From this reading The tea itself had come overland through Russia from China and had not suffered the deterioration which an ocean voyage produces.
salon
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From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
saucers
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
seeing
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
series
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From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
served
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
set
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
sisters
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From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
spacious
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From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
Steinheimer
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From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
suffered
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From this reading The tea itself had come overland through Russia from China and had not suffered the deterioration which an ocean voyage produces.
Tea
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
there
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From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tea itself had come overland through Russia from China and had not suffered the deterioration which an ocean voyage produces.
Thursday
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From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
Venetian
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From this reading Tea was served, not in cups and saucers, as Jennie had been accustomed to seeing it handed round, but in goblets of clear, thin Venetian glass, each set in a holder of encrusted filigree gold.
Viennese
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From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
von
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From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
voyage
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From this reading The tea itself had come overland through Russia from China and had not suffered the deterioration which an ocean voyage produces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Thursday afternoon there was a brilliant assemblage in the spacious salon of the Princess von Steinheimer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were all manner of delicious cakes, for which the city is celebrated.
women
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From this reading The rich attire of the ladies formed a series of kinetographic pictures that were dazzling, for Viennese women are adepts in the art of dress, as are their Parisian sisters.
