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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 DRAGON DISARMED It was five o'clock in the morning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
Anne
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
athwartnounUS /ˈathwart/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
attitude
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From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
back
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
bade
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
Betty
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From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
breakfast
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From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
china
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
coinage
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
cool
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From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
D'Oyley
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
dainty
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
deer
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From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
dells
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From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
dew
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
direful
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
DISARMED
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From this reading A DRAGON DISARMED It was five o'clock in the morning.
DRAGONnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile
From this reading A DRAGON DISARMED It was five o'clock in the morning.
drink
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From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
early
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From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
escaped
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
expectation
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From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
eye
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From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
five
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From this reading A DRAGON DISARMED It was five o'clock in the morning.
floor
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From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
freshness
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From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
gave
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
green
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From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
guest
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
hall
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From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
imported
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DRAGON DISARMED It was five o'clock in the morning.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A DRAGON DISARMED It was five o'clock in the morning.
Lady
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From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
laid
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From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
leafy
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From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
leaving
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From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
light
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
linen
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
low
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From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
melting-pot
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DRAGON DISARMED It was five o'clock in the morning.
new
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
o'clock
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From this reading A DRAGON DISARMED It was five o'clock in the morning.
oak
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From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
Old
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
park
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From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
plate
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
prepared
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From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
pure
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
Queen
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
recess
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From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
retreats
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From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
shone
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From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
small
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From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
sun
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From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
sward
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From this reading The low sun shone athwart the cool, green sward of the park, leaving the dells and leafy retreats of the deer in shadow.
table
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From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
tapped
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From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DRAGON DISARMED It was five o'clock in the morning.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
view
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From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DRAGON DISARMED It was five o'clock in the morning.
welcome
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
white
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
window
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From this reading In the window recess of the hall, whence the eye had that view, and could drink in the freshness of the early morning, the small oak table was laid for breakfast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
year
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Lady Betty, for whom the table was prepared, and who stood beside it in an attitude of expectation, tapped the floor with her foot and looked but half pleased.
young
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From this reading Old plate that had escaped the melting-pot and the direful year of the new coinage, dragon china imported when Queen Anne was young, linen, white as sun and dew or D'Oyley could make it, gave back the pure light of early morning, and bade welcome a guest as dainty as themselves.
