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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 She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
advising
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
Alice
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all
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From this reading She wore, too, some jewels of diamond and turquoise--not showy (her mentor had taken great pains to warn her of all that).
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
Antlers
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
Bertha's
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From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
betokens
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From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
black
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From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
bosom
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From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
came
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close-clasping
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From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
color
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
combined
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From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
Congdon's
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constrained
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critic
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
criticism
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From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
cut
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
delicately
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From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
diamond
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From this reading She wore, too, some jewels of diamond and turquoise--not showy (her mentor had taken great pains to warn her of all that).
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
dinner
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disclosed
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From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
easily
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
etiquette
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
figure
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From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
Franklin
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
function
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
gowned
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From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
gowns
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
grace
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From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wore, too, some jewels of diamond and turquoise--not showy (her mentor had taken great pains to warn her of all that).
growing
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From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
Haney
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Heath's
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
high-priced
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From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
higher
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
history
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
home
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
jewels
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From this reading She wore, too, some jewels of diamond and turquoise--not showy (her mentor had taken great pains to warn her of all that).
JOLLY
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judicious
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From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
ladies
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From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
lady
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
Lee
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mentor
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From this reading She wore, too, some jewels of diamond and turquoise--not showy (her mentor had taken great pains to warn her of all that).
Miss
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
modestly
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From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
Mrs
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naturally
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
night
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wore, too, some jewels of diamond and turquoise--not showy (her mentor had taken great pains to warn her of all that).
now
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From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
outward
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From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
pains
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From this reading She wore, too, some jewels of diamond and turquoise--not showy (her mentor had taken great pains to warn her of all that).
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
person
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revealed
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From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
seeming
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SEND-OFF
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From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
severe
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From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
sheath
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From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
showy
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From this reading She wore, too, some jewels of diamond and turquoise--not showy (her mentor had taken great pains to warn her of all that).
slender
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From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
some
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From this reading She wore, too, some jewels of diamond and turquoise--not showy (her mentor had taken great pains to warn her of all that).
stepped
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tailor
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From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
taken
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From this reading She wore, too, some jewels of diamond and turquoise--not showy (her mentor had taken great pains to warn her of all that).
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
teaching
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
too
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From this reading She wore, too, some jewels of diamond and turquoise--not showy (her mentor had taken great pains to warn her of all that).
turquoise
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From this reading She wore, too, some jewels of diamond and turquoise--not showy (her mentor had taken great pains to warn her of all that).
university
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
up
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From this reading Her critic she had found in Miss Franklin, a young lady from the university who had passed easily and naturally from teaching history and etiquette up to the higher function of advising as to the cut and color of gowns.
velvet
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From this reading Bertha's black velvet was this time a close-clasping sheath which revealed her slender figure, and delicately and modestly disclosed the growing grace of her bosom.
very
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From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
warn
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From this reading She wore, too, some jewels of diamond and turquoise--not showy (her mentor had taken great pains to warn her of all that).
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
wife
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was gowned now in that severe good taste which betokens a high-priced "ladies' tailor" combined with very judicious criticism.
wore
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From this reading She wore, too, some jewels of diamond and turquoise--not showy (her mentor had taken great pains to warn her of all that).
young
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From this reading THE JOLLY SEND-OFF The Mrs. Haney who came to Alice Heath's dinner at the Antlers was in outward seeming an entirely different person from the constrained young wife who stepped into Lee Congdon's home that night of her first dinner.
