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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 A DREAM.
Ada
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From this reading She had returned with Eva and Ada; and Mrs. Wilton had the pleasure of hearing from her that the plan had fully answered.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
air
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From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had returned with Eva and Ada; and Mrs. Wilton had the pleasure of hearing from her that the plan had fully answered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
beauty
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From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
begged
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From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
blue
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
breeze
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
companion
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From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
DREAMnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading A DREAM.
early
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
Eva
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From this reading She had returned with Eva and Ada; and Mrs. Wilton had the pleasure of hearing from her that the plan had fully answered.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
filling
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From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
fragrance
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From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
fresh
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From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had returned with Eva and Ada; and Mrs. Wilton had the pleasure of hearing from her that the plan had fully answered.
fully
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From this reading She had returned with Eva and Ada; and Mrs. Wilton had the pleasure of hearing from her that the plan had fully answered.
golden
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
hawthorns
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From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
hearing
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From this reading She had returned with Eva and Ada; and Mrs. Wilton had the pleasure of hearing from her that the plan had fully answered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had returned with Eva and Ada; and Mrs. Wilton had the pleasure of hearing from her that the plan had fully answered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
June
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
keep
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From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
Laburnums
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
Lady
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
like
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
lilacs
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From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
Monroe
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
Mrs
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From this reading She had returned with Eva and Ada; and Mrs. Wilton had the pleasure of hearing from her that the plan had fully answered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
plan
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From this reading She had returned with Eva and Ada; and Mrs. Wilton had the pleasure of hearing from her that the plan had fully answered.
pleasure
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From this reading She had returned with Eva and Ada; and Mrs. Wilton had the pleasure of hearing from her that the plan had fully answered.
present
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From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had returned with Eva and Ada; and Mrs. Wilton had the pleasure of hearing from her that the plan had fully answered.
Riviera
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
said
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
Salome
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From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had returned with Eva and Ada; and Mrs. Wilton had the pleasure of hearing from her that the plan had fully answered.
skies
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
soft
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
Summer
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From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
tassels
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had returned with Eva and Ada; and Mrs. Wilton had the pleasure of hearing from her that the plan had fully answered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
wanted
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From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
waved
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From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
well
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From this reading Ada had been everything that Eva wanted as a companion, and Lady Monroe begged to keep her for the present till Salome was quite well again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Laburnums waved their golden tassels in the soft breeze, and the blue skies of early June were like those which Lady Monroe said they had left behind them in the Riviera.
Wilton
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From this reading She had returned with Eva and Ada; and Mrs. Wilton had the pleasure of hearing from her that the plan had fully answered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Summer was in its first fresh beauty, and lilacs and hawthorns were filling the air with their fragrance.
