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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 picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
appropriate
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
artificial
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
ascent
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From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
baccarat
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
back
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was indeed not displeased to be rid of her unsatisfactory daughter for a night and a couple of days.
brick-dust
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
burning
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
came
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
Casino
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
Cercle
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
charming
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
chatted
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From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
color
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
company
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
complexion
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
cool
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading She was indeed not displeased to be rid of her unsatisfactory daughter for a night and a couple of days.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
daughter
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
day
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From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
days
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From this reading She was indeed not displeased to be rid of her unsatisfactory daughter for a night and a couple of days.
detached
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From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
discreetly
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
displeased
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From this reading She was indeed not displeased to be rid of her unsatisfactory daughter for a night and a couple of days.
doubtful
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
eccentricities
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
enthusiasm
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
evening
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
few
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From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
figure
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
flattery
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
flushed
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was indeed not displeased to be rid of her unsatisfactory daughter for a night and a couple of days.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
garden
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From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
hardly
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
hotel
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From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
idlers
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From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
indeed
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From this reading She was indeed not displeased to be rid of her unsatisfactory daughter for a night and a couple of days.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
lake
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
laugh
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From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
laughed
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From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
MOTHER
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From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
mountains
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
Mrs
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From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
nationalities
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From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
night
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From this reading She was indeed not displeased to be rid of her unsatisfactory daughter for a night and a couple of days.
noisily
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From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was indeed not displeased to be rid of her unsatisfactory daughter for a night and a couple of days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
PARTS
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From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
picnicked
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From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
played
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
pretty
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
rid
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From this reading She was indeed not displeased to be rid of her unsatisfactory daughter for a night and a couple of days.
rippled
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
road
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From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
rocks
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
ruins
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From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
Sallanches
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From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
sham
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From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
shoulders
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
shrill
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From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
shrugged
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
slipped
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
stupid
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
SYLVIA
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From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
Sylvia's
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From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
termed
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From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
Thesiger
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From this reading SYLVIA PARTS FROM HER MOTHER Meanwhile Mrs. Thesiger laughed her shrill laugh and chatted noisily in the garden of the hotel.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
undoubtedly
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From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
unsatisfactory
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From this reading She was indeed not displeased to be rid of her unsatisfactory daughter for a night and a couple of days.
various
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From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She came back a trifle flushed in the cool of the afternoon, and in the evening slipped discreetly into the little Cercle at the back of the Casino, where she played baccarat in a company which flattery could hardly have termed doubtful.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Quite, quite charming," she cried, and she rippled with enthusiasm over the artificial lake and the artificial rocks amongst which she seemed so appropriate a figure; and she shrugged her pretty shoulders over the eccentricities of her daughter, who was undoubtedly burning her complexion to the color of brick-dust among those stupid mountains.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She picnicked on the day of Sylvia's ascent amongst the sham ruins on the road to Sallanches with a few detached idlers of various nationalities.
