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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 most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
ain't
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From this reading "I 'ain't got any daughter to make it over for," said she, "an' you might as well have it."
always
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From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I 'ain't got any daughter to make it over for," said she, "an' you might as well have it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
any
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From this reading "I 'ain't got any daughter to make it over for," said she, "an' you might as well have it."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
attire
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From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
Aunt
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From this reading Elmira's Aunt Belinda Lamb had given her, some time before, a white muslin gown of her girlhood.
awe
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From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Elmira's Aunt Belinda Lamb had given her, some time before, a white muslin gown of her girlhood.
Belinda
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From this reading Elmira's Aunt Belinda Lamb had given her, some time before, a white muslin gown of her girlhood.
Butterflies
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From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
chrysalis
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From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
confusion
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From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
daughter
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From this reading "I 'ain't got any daughter to make it over for," said she, "an' you might as well have it."
day
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From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
down-stairs
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From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
dressed
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From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
Elmira's
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From this reading Elmira's Aunt Belinda Lamb had given her, some time before, a white muslin gown of her girlhood.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
friends
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From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
gala
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From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
girlhood
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From this reading Elmira's Aunt Belinda Lamb had given her, some time before, a white muslin gown of her girlhood.
given
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From this reading Elmira's Aunt Belinda Lamb had given her, some time before, a white muslin gown of her girlhood.
got
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From this reading "I 'ain't got any daughter to make it over for," said she, "an' you might as well have it."
gown
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From this reading Elmira's Aunt Belinda Lamb had given her, some time before, a white muslin gown of her girlhood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I 'ain't got any daughter to make it over for," said she, "an' you might as well have it."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
intimate
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From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I 'ain't got any daughter to make it over for," said she, "an' you might as well have it."
Jerome
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From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
Lamb
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From this reading Elmira's Aunt Belinda Lamb had given her, some time before, a white muslin gown of her girlhood.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I 'ain't got any daughter to make it over for," said she, "an' you might as well have it."
meeting
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From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
most
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From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
muslin
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From this reading Elmira's Aunt Belinda Lamb had given her, some time before, a white muslin gown of her girlhood.
night
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From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
old
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From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I 'ain't got any daughter to make it over for," said she, "an' you might as well have it."
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
release
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From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
revelation
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From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
said
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From this reading "I 'ain't got any daughter to make it over for," said she, "an' you might as well have it."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
seen
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From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
sister
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From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
some
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From this reading Elmira's Aunt Belinda Lamb had given her, some time before, a white muslin gown of her girlhood.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
unwonted
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From this reading The most intimate friends in unwonted gala attire are always something of a revelation to one another.
way
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From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
well
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From this reading Butterflies, meeting for the first time after their release from chrysalis, might well have the same awe and confusion of old memories.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
white
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From this reading Elmira's Aunt Belinda Lamb had given her, some time before, a white muslin gown of her girlhood.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the night of the party, when they were dressed and had come down-stairs, Jerome, who had seen his sister every day of his life, looked at her as if for the first time, and she looked in the same way at him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I 'ain't got any daughter to make it over for," said she, "an' you might as well have it."
