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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 Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And on this day of days paid particular care to his appearance.
anticipated
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From this reading He rather anticipated that the candy girl would appear in some plain, tailormade gown.
appear
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From this reading He rather anticipated that the candy girl would appear in some plain, tailormade gown.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And on this day of days paid particular care to his appearance.
appreciation
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From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
baffling
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
beautiful
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
blue
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From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
brown
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
candy
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From this reading He rather anticipated that the candy girl would appear in some plain, tailormade gown.
care
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From this reading And on this day of days paid particular care to his appearance.
charms
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
chief
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
clothes
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From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
color
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
commercial
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From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
correct
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From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
darker
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
day
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From this reading And on this day of days paid particular care to his appearance.
days
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From this reading And on this day of days paid particular care to his appearance.
decided
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From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
flight
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From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
flower
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From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
full
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
girl
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From this reading He rather anticipated that the candy girl would appear in some plain, tailormade gown.
glinted
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
gold
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
Gollop
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From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
gown
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From this reading He rather anticipated that the candy girl would appear in some plain, tailormade gown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
hair
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rather anticipated that the candy girl would appear in some plain, tailormade gown.
heavy
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And on this day of days paid particular care to his appearance.
how
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From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He rather anticipated that the candy girl would appear in some plain, tailormade gown.
Jimmy
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From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
knew
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From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
light
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
like
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From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
line
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From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
most
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From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
natural
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From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
navy
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From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on this day of days paid particular care to his appearance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
only
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From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
paid
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From this reading And on this day of days paid particular care to his appearance.
particular
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From this reading And on this day of days paid particular care to his appearance.
personal
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
plain
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From this reading He rather anticipated that the candy girl would appear in some plain, tailormade gown.
pondered
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From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
rather
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From this reading He rather anticipated that the candy girl would appear in some plain, tailormade gown.
sense
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From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
shade
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
shadows
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
shone
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
show
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From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
some
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From this reading He rather anticipated that the candy girl would appear in some plain, tailormade gown.
subtly
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
suggesting
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From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
tailormade
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From this reading He rather anticipated that the candy girl would appear in some plain, tailormade gown.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He rather anticipated that the candy girl would appear in some plain, tailormade gown.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And on this day of days paid particular care to his appearance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
travelers
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From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
violets
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From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
wear
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From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Jimmy Gollop, like most commercial travelers of the first flight, not only knew how to wear clothes but what clothes to wear.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Jimmy, who had a natural sense for color, pondered over this and decided that the tailormade would be of navy blue and that therefore violets would be the correct thing in the flower line to show his appreciation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He rather anticipated that the candy girl would appear in some plain, tailormade gown.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Her hair, one of her chief charms of personal appearance, was heavy and beautiful, and of a most baffling shade of color that shone brown in darker shadows and yet in full light glinted as if subtly suggesting gold.
