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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 It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Janney party left the office soon after Molly and Esther.
afternoon
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
air
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
already
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Janney party left the office soon after Molly and Esther.
arm
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
back
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From this reading When the car slid out of sight the father and the son went back into the old man’s room.
bay
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
Boniface
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breathless
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
car
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From this reading When the car slid out of sight the father and the son went back into the old man’s room.
cheered
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
clinging
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
cool
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
day
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
decided
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
elevator
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
engaged
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
escorted
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
Esther
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From this reading The Janney party left the office soon after Molly and Esther.
even
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
far
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
father
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From this reading When the car slid out of sight the father and the son went back into the old man’s room.
fiery
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
floor
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
fresh
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
glazed
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
glow
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
golden
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
grown
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
here
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
high
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
hot
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
hotel
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the car slid out of sight the father and the son went back into the old man’s room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
Janney
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From this reading The Janney party left the office soon after Molly and Esther.
late
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
left
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From this reading The Janney party left the office soon after Molly and Esther.
level
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
like
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
man's
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Molly
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From this reading The Janney party left the office soon after Molly and Esther.
mother's
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
now
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the car slid out of sight the father and the son went back into the old man’s room.
office
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From this reading The Janney party left the office soon after Molly and Esther.
old
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From this reading When the car slid out of sight the father and the son went back into the old man’s room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
opened
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
out
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From this reading When the car slid out of sight the father and the son went back into the old man’s room.
party
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From this reading The Janney party left the office soon after Molly and Esther.
room
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From this reading When the car slid out of sight the father and the son went back into the old man’s room.
rooms
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
seen
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
sight
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From this reading When the car slid out of sight the father and the son went back into the old man’s room.
sinking
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
slid
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From this reading When the car slid out of sight the father and the son went back into the old man’s room.
son
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From this reading When the car slid out of sight the father and the son went back into the old man’s room.
soon
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From this reading The Janney party left the office soon after Molly and Esther.
St
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
stay
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
stifling
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
street's
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
sun
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
Suzanne
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
swathed
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Janney party left the office soon after Molly and Esther.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
two
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
unbearably
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From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
veils
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
waters
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
way
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
went
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From this reading When the car slid out of sight the father and the son went back into the old man’s room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the car slid out of sight the father and the son went back into the old man’s room.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day, which had opened fresh and cool, had grown unbearably hot; even here, far above the street’s stifling level, the air was breathless.
Whitneys
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From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
windows
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From this reading It was now late afternoon, the sun, sinking in a fiery glow, glazed the waters of the bay, seen from these high windows like a golden floor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had decided to stay at the St. Boniface hotel where rooms had already been engaged, and, with Suzanne swathed in veils and clinging to her mother’s arm, they were escorted to the elevator and cheered on their way by the two Whitneys.
