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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 DINNER AND A LITTLE MUSIC.
amber
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From this reading She felt the strings of amber beads that were wound loosely round her throat, and that rose and fell with her quickened breathing.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DINNER AND A LITTLE MUSIC.
away
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From this reading She had gone away, laughing carelessly; she came back shyly, with flushed cheeks and downcast eyes.
back
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From this reading She had gone away, laughing carelessly; she came back shyly, with flushed cheeks and downcast eyes.
Barbara
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From this reading Barbara was the first to reappear in the yellow drawing-room.
beads
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From this reading She felt the strings of amber beads that were wound loosely round her throat, and that rose and fell with her quickened breathing.
breathing
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From this reading She felt the strings of amber beads that were wound loosely round her throat, and that rose and fell with her quickened breathing.
came
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From this reading She had gone away, laughing carelessly; she came back shyly, with flushed cheeks and downcast eyes.
carelessly
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From this reading She had gone away, laughing carelessly; she came back shyly, with flushed cheeks and downcast eyes.
cheeks
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From this reading She had gone away, laughing carelessly; she came back shyly, with flushed cheeks and downcast eyes.
conscious
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From this reading She had put on a dress which was reserved for important occasions, and she was conscious of her splendour.
DINNER
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From this reading DINNER AND A LITTLE MUSIC.
downcast
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From this reading She had gone away, laughing carelessly; she came back shyly, with flushed cheeks and downcast eyes.
drawing-room
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From this reading Barbara was the first to reappear in the yellow drawing-room.
dress
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From this reading She had put on a dress which was reserved for important occasions, and she was conscious of her splendour.
eyes
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From this reading She had gone away, laughing carelessly; she came back shyly, with flushed cheeks and downcast eyes.
fell
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From this reading She felt the strings of amber beads that were wound loosely round her throat, and that rose and fell with her quickened breathing.
felt
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From this reading She felt the strings of amber beads that were wound loosely round her throat, and that rose and fell with her quickened breathing.
first
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From this reading Barbara was the first to reappear in the yellow drawing-room.
flushed
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From this reading She had gone away, laughing carelessly; she came back shyly, with flushed cheeks and downcast eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had put on a dress which was reserved for important occasions, and she was conscious of her splendour.
gone
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From this reading She had gone away, laughing carelessly; she came back shyly, with flushed cheeks and downcast eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had gone away, laughing carelessly; she came back shyly, with flushed cheeks and downcast eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had put on a dress which was reserved for important occasions, and she was conscious of her splendour.
important
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From this reading She had put on a dress which was reserved for important occasions, and she was conscious of her splendour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barbara was the first to reappear in the yellow drawing-room.
laughing
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From this reading She had gone away, laughing carelessly; she came back shyly, with flushed cheeks and downcast eyes.
LITTLE
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From this reading DINNER AND A LITTLE MUSIC.
loosely
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From this reading She felt the strings of amber beads that were wound loosely round her throat, and that rose and fell with her quickened breathing.
MUSIC
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From this reading DINNER AND A LITTLE MUSIC.
occasions
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From this reading She had put on a dress which was reserved for important occasions, and she was conscious of her splendour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had put on a dress which was reserved for important occasions, and she was conscious of her splendour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had put on a dress which was reserved for important occasions, and she was conscious of her splendour.
put
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From this reading She had put on a dress which was reserved for important occasions, and she was conscious of her splendour.
quickened
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From this reading She felt the strings of amber beads that were wound loosely round her throat, and that rose and fell with her quickened breathing.
reappear
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From this reading Barbara was the first to reappear in the yellow drawing-room.
reserved
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From this reading She had put on a dress which was reserved for important occasions, and she was conscious of her splendour.
rose
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From this reading She felt the strings of amber beads that were wound loosely round her throat, and that rose and fell with her quickened breathing.
round
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From this reading She felt the strings of amber beads that were wound loosely round her throat, and that rose and fell with her quickened breathing.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had gone away, laughing carelessly; she came back shyly, with flushed cheeks and downcast eyes.
shyly
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From this reading She had gone away, laughing carelessly; she came back shyly, with flushed cheeks and downcast eyes.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading She had put on a dress which was reserved for important occasions, and she was conscious of her splendour.
strings
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From this reading She felt the strings of amber beads that were wound loosely round her throat, and that rose and fell with her quickened breathing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt the strings of amber beads that were wound loosely round her throat, and that rose and fell with her quickened breathing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barbara was the first to reappear in the yellow drawing-room.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading She felt the strings of amber beads that were wound loosely round her throat, and that rose and fell with her quickened breathing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barbara was the first to reappear in the yellow drawing-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barbara was the first to reappear in the yellow drawing-room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She felt the strings of amber beads that were wound loosely round her throat, and that rose and fell with her quickened breathing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had put on a dress which was reserved for important occasions, and she was conscious of her splendour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had gone away, laughing carelessly; she came back shyly, with flushed cheeks and downcast eyes.
wound
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From this reading She felt the strings of amber beads that were wound loosely round her throat, and that rose and fell with her quickened breathing.
yellow
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From this reading Barbara was the first to reappear in the yellow drawing-room.
