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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 yellow-blossomed trees, slightly stirred by the west wind, formed a golden arch across the winding avenue.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The yellow-blossomed trees, slightly stirred by the west wind, formed a golden arch across the winding avenue.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
air
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From this reading The air was sweet, almost faint with perfume.
almost
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From this reading The air was sweet, almost faint with perfume.
AMAZING
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
arch
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From this reading The yellow-blossomed trees, slightly stirred by the west wind, formed a golden arch across the winding avenue.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sound of the motor-horn she turned quickly.
automobile
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
avenue
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From this reading The yellow-blossomed trees, slightly stirred by the west wind, formed a golden arch across the winding avenue.
brilliantly
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The yellow-blossomed trees, slightly stirred by the west wind, formed a golden arch across the winding avenue.
cloudless
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
ELOPEMENT
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
faint
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From this reading The air was sweet, almost faint with perfume.
Fedora
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From this reading On the terrace, holding a pair of field-glasses in her hand and gazing intently out to sea, was Fedora.
field-glasses
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From this reading On the terrace, holding a pair of field-glasses in her hand and gazing intently out to sea, was Fedora.
following
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
formed
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From this reading The yellow-blossomed trees, slightly stirred by the west wind, formed a golden arch across the winding avenue.
gazing
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From this reading On the terrace, holding a pair of field-glasses in her hand and gazing intently out to sea, was Fedora.
golden
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From this reading The yellow-blossomed trees, slightly stirred by the west wind, formed a golden arch across the winding avenue.
grounds
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
hand
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From this reading On the terrace, holding a pair of field-glasses in her hand and gazing intently out to sea, was Fedora.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the terrace, holding a pair of field-glasses in her hand and gazing intently out to sea, was Fedora.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
holding
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From this reading On the terrace, holding a pair of field-glasses in her hand and gazing intently out to sea, was Fedora.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the terrace, holding a pair of field-glasses in her hand and gazing intently out to sea, was Fedora.
intently
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From this reading On the terrace, holding a pair of field-glasses in her hand and gazing intently out to sea, was Fedora.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
Mimosa
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
motor-horn
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From this reading At the sound of the motor-horn she turned quickly.
nine
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
o'clock
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
out
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From this reading On the terrace, holding a pair of field-glasses in her hand and gazing intently out to sea, was Fedora.
pair
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From this reading On the terrace, holding a pair of field-glasses in her hand and gazing intently out to sea, was Fedora.
perfume
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From this reading The air was sweet, almost faint with perfume.
quickly
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From this reading At the sound of the motor-horn she turned quickly.
Richard
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
sea
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From this reading On the terrace, holding a pair of field-glasses in her hand and gazing intently out to sea, was Fedora.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the sound of the motor-horn she turned quickly.
shining
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
sky
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
slightly
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From this reading The yellow-blossomed trees, slightly stirred by the west wind, formed a golden arch across the winding avenue.
soon
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
sound
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From this reading At the sound of the motor-horn she turned quickly.
stirred
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From this reading The yellow-blossomed trees, slightly stirred by the west wind, formed a golden arch across the winding avenue.
sun
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
sweet
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From this reading The air was sweet, almost faint with perfume.
terrace
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From this reading On the terrace, holding a pair of field-glasses in her hand and gazing intently out to sea, was Fedora.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the terrace, holding a pair of field-glasses in her hand and gazing intently out to sea, was Fedora.
trees
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From this reading The yellow-blossomed trees, slightly stirred by the west wind, formed a golden arch across the winding avenue.
turned
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
Villa
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From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN AMAZING ELOPEMENT The sun was shining brilliantly and the sky was cloudless as Richard turned his automobile into the grounds of the Villa Mimosa, soon after nine o'clock on the following morning.
west
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From this reading The yellow-blossomed trees, slightly stirred by the west wind, formed a golden arch across the winding avenue.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The yellow-blossomed trees, slightly stirred by the west wind, formed a golden arch across the winding avenue.
winding
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From this reading The yellow-blossomed trees, slightly stirred by the west wind, formed a golden arch across the winding avenue.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was sweet, almost faint with perfume.
yellow-blossomed
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From this reading The yellow-blossomed trees, slightly stirred by the west wind, formed a golden arch across the winding avenue.
