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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 very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
Antoinette
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From this reading Antoinette entered, bearing a bouquet of fragrant crimson roses in her hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leave Newport when the season was at its height!
attached
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From this reading What if Jay Gardiner had by chance been in the room when those roses were brought in, with Victor Lamont's card attached?
bearing
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From this reading Antoinette entered, bearing a bouquet of fragrant crimson roses in her hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What if Jay Gardiner had by chance been in the room when those roses were brought in, with Victor Lamont's card attached?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sally sprung from the chair, into which she had sunk a moment before, with a frightened little cry.
bitterness
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From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
bouquet
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From this reading Antoinette entered, bearing a bouquet of fragrant crimson roses in her hand.
breath
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From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What if Jay Gardiner had by chance been in the room when those roses were brought in, with Victor Lamont's card attached?
butterfly
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From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What if Jay Gardiner had by chance been in the room when those roses were brought in, with Victor Lamont's card attached?
card
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From this reading What if Jay Gardiner had by chance been in the room when those roses were brought in, with Victor Lamont's card attached?
chair
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From this reading Sally sprung from the chair, into which she had sunk a moment before, with a frightened little cry.
chance
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From this reading What if Jay Gardiner had by chance been in the room when those roses were brought in, with Victor Lamont's card attached?
crimson
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From this reading Antoinette entered, bearing a bouquet of fragrant crimson roses in her hand.
cry
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From this reading Sally sprung from the chair, into which she had sunk a moment before, with a frightened little cry.
dearly
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From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
entered
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From this reading Antoinette entered, bearing a bouquet of fragrant crimson roses in her hand.
fashion
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From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
fragrant
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From this reading Antoinette entered, bearing a bouquet of fragrant crimson roses in her hand.
frightened
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From this reading Sally sprung from the chair, into which she had sunk a moment before, with a frightened little cry.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sally sprung from the chair, into which she had sunk a moment before, with a frightened little cry.
Gardiner
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From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sally sprung from the chair, into which she had sunk a moment before, with a frightened little cry.
hand
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From this reading Antoinette entered, bearing a bouquet of fragrant crimson roses in her hand.
height
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From this reading Leave Newport when the season was at its height!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Antoinette entered, bearing a bouquet of fragrant crimson roses in her hand.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if Jay Gardiner had by chance been in the room when those roses were brought in, with Victor Lamont's card attached?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Antoinette entered, bearing a bouquet of fragrant crimson roses in her hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sally sprung from the chair, into which she had sunk a moment before, with a frightened little cry.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Leave Newport when the season was at its height!
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
Jay
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From this reading What if Jay Gardiner had by chance been in the room when those roses were brought in, with Victor Lamont's card attached?
Lamont's
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From this reading What if Jay Gardiner had by chance been in the room when those roses were brought in, with Victor Lamont's card attached?
Leave
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From this reading Leave Newport when the season was at its height!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sally sprung from the chair, into which she had sunk a moment before, with a frightened little cry.
loved
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From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
moment
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From this reading Sally sprung from the chair, into which she had sunk a moment before, with a frightened little cry.
Newport
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From this reading Leave Newport when the season was at its height!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
room
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From this reading What if Jay Gardiner had by chance been in the room when those roses were brought in, with Victor Lamont's card attached?
roses
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From this reading Antoinette entered, bearing a bouquet of fragrant crimson roses in her hand.
Sally
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From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
season
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From this reading Leave Newport when the season was at its height!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sally sprung from the chair, into which she had sunk a moment before, with a frightened little cry.
society
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From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
sprung
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From this reading Sally sprung from the chair, into which she had sunk a moment before, with a frightened little cry.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
sunk
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From this reading Sally sprung from the chair, into which she had sunk a moment before, with a frightened little cry.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leave Newport when the season was at its height!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading What if Jay Gardiner had by chance been in the room when those roses were brought in, with Victor Lamont's card attached?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
very
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From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
Victor
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From this reading What if Jay Gardiner had by chance been in the room when those roses were brought in, with Victor Lamont's card attached?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Leave Newport when the season was at its height!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What if Jay Gardiner had by chance been in the room when those roses were brought in, with Victor Lamont's card attached?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if Jay Gardiner had by chance been in the room when those roses were brought in, with Victor Lamont's card attached?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Leave Newport when the season was at its height!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sally sprung from the chair, into which she had sunk a moment before, with a frightened little cry.
whirl
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From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The very thought of such a thing was bitterness itself to Sally Gardiner, this butterfly of fashion, who loved the whirl of society as dearly as the breath of life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sally sprung from the chair, into which she had sunk a moment before, with a frightened little cry.
