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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 PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
all
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From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had seen several at a confectioner’s in Hong Kong, and she had seen an English bride cut one with her husband’s sword at a bridal in Pekin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
awhile
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From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
bird
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From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
bridal
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From this reading She had seen several at a confectioner’s in Hong Kong, and she had seen an English bride cut one with her husband’s sword at a bridal in Pekin.
bride
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From this reading She had seen several at a confectioner’s in Hong Kong, and she had seen an English bride cut one with her husband’s sword at a bridal in Pekin.
bride's
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
brides
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
cake
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
cakes
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From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
casement
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From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
Chinese
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From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
confectioner's
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From this reading She had seen several at a confectioner’s in Hong Kong, and she had seen an English bride cut one with her husband’s sword at a bridal in Pekin.
cut
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From this reading She had seen several at a confectioner’s in Hong Kong, and she had seen an English bride cut one with her husband’s sword at a bridal in Pekin.
dry
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From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
English
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
fantastic
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
far
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From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
feathered
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From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
flat
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From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
flung
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From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
flutist
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From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
garden
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From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
girl
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
gleamed
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
good-by
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From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
gray
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From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
heavy
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From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
high
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
honagko
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From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
Hong
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From this reading She had seen several at a confectioner’s in Hong Kong, and she had seen an English bride cut one with her husband’s sword at a bridal in Pekin.
how
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
husband's
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From this reading She had seen several at a confectioner’s in Hong Kong, and she had seen an English bride cut one with her husband’s sword at a bridal in Pekin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
knees
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From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
Kong
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From this reading She had seen several at a confectioner’s in Hong Kong, and she had seen an English bride cut one with her husband’s sword at a bridal in Pekin.
like
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
listening
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From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
little
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From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
looked
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
Nang
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From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
nice
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From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
night
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From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had seen several at a confectioner’s in Hong Kong, and she had seen an English bride cut one with her husband’s sword at a bridal in Pekin.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
pagoda
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
Pekin
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From this reading She had seen several at a confectioner’s in Hong Kong, and she had seen an English bride cut one with her husband’s sword at a bridal in Pekin.
Ping
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From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
PREPARATION
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From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
prettier
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From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
rapturously
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From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
rose
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From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
rose-stained
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
rosy
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
saying
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From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
seen
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From this reading She had seen several at a confectioner’s in Hong Kong, and she had seen an English bride cut one with her husband’s sword at a bridal in Pekin.
several
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From this reading She had seen several at a confectioner’s in Hong Kong, and she had seen an English bride cut one with her husband’s sword at a bridal in Pekin.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
singing
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From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
smiled
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
snow
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
sunrise
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
sword
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From this reading She had seen several at a confectioner’s in Hong Kong, and she had seen an English bride cut one with her husband’s sword at a bridal in Pekin.
tapering
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
thinking
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
thought
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From this reading It was far prettier, Nang had thought, than the little cakes, gray and heavy, that Chinese brides have, but not so nice to the taste--flat and dry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
towers
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
tree
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From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
wanly
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PREPARATION A bird was singing rapturously in a honagko tree as Nang Ping rose from her knees.
white-sugared
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From this reading The pagoda gleamed like rose-stained snow in the rosy sunrise, and the girl smiled wanly, thinking how like a bride’s cake it looked--the high tapering towers, white-sugared and fantastic, that English brides have.
wide
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From this reading She stood awhile at her open casement--it had been flung wide all night--listening to the little feathered flutist, saying good-by to her garden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had seen several at a confectioner’s in Hong Kong, and she had seen an English bride cut one with her husband’s sword at a bridal in Pekin.
