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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 DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
advance
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
all
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From this reading The fête was to surpass in splendour all previous entertainments of the kind recorded in the annals of the town.
Amateur
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
annals
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From this reading The fête was to surpass in splendour all previous entertainments of the kind recorded in the annals of the town.
approached
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
arranged
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
became
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
best-dressed
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From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
Burgess
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From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
Bursley
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
calmness
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From this reading She smiled with a calmness which had in it a touch of gentle cynicism.
commemorative
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
cynicism
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From this reading She smiled with a calmness which had in it a touch of gentle cynicism.
DANCE
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
day
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
died
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
difficulty
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
dressmakers
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
entertainments
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From this reading The fête was to surpass in splendour all previous entertainments of the kind recorded in the annals of the town.
extreme
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
fête
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From this reading The fête was to surpass in splendour all previous entertainments of the kind recorded in the annals of the town.
gentle
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From this reading She smiled with a calmness which had in it a touch of gentle cynicism.
getting
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
give
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She smiled with a calmness which had in it a touch of gentle cynicism.
Harry
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From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
histrionic
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
invited
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
kind
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From this reading The fête was to surpass in splendour all previous entertainments of the kind recorded in the annals of the town.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
Leonora
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From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
met
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From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
months
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
Mrs
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From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
nearly
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
one's
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
Operatic
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
Patience
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
place
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From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
previous
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From this reading The fête was to surpass in splendour all previous entertainments of the kind recorded in the annals of the town.
recorded
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From this reading The fête was to surpass in splendour all previous entertainments of the kind recorded in the annals of the town.
relying
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From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
rendering
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
said
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From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
scene
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
self
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
several
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled with a calmness which had in it a touch of gentle cynicism.
smiled
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From this reading She smiled with a calmness which had in it a touch of gentle cynicism.
Society
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading The fête was to surpass in splendour all previous entertainments of the kind recorded in the annals of the town.
Stanway
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From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
street
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From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
surpass
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From this reading The fête was to surpass in splendour all previous entertainments of the kind recorded in the annals of the town.
talked
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
three
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
touch
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From this reading She smiled with a calmness which had in it a touch of gentle cynicism.
town
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From this reading The fête was to surpass in splendour all previous entertainments of the kind recorded in the annals of the town.
triumph
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
very
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From this reading THE DANCE About three months after its rendering of _Patience_, the Bursley Amateur Operatic Society arranged to give a commemorative dance in the very scene of that histrionic triumph.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fête was to surpass in splendour all previous entertainments of the kind recorded in the annals of the town.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
weeks
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From this reading It was talked about for weeks in advance; several dressmakers nearly died of it; and as the day approached the difficulty of getting one's self invited became extreme.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She smiled with a calmness which had in it a touch of gentle cynicism.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She smiled with a calmness which had in it a touch of gentle cynicism.
woman
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From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You know, Mrs. Stanway,' said Harry Burgess when he met Leonora one afternoon in the street, 'we are relying on you to be the best-dressed woman in the place.'
