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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The guests stepped into a vast ball room that had been transformed into a Japanese garden in spring.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
all
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
arbours
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
arch
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From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
ball
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From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
balls
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From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
bamboo
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
banked
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
Blossom
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From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
blossoms
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From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
bower
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
branches
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From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
bud
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
ceiling
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From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
Cherry
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From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
chiffon
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
City
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From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
colors
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
covered
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From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
diaphanously
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
dripped
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
entire
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From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
exceeding
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From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
fairy-like
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
famous
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From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
floor
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From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
frock
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
full
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
galleries
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
garden
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From this reading The guests stepped into a vast ball room that had been transformed into a Japanese garden in spring.
given
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From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
glass
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From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
groves
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
guests
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From this reading The guests stepped into a vast ball room that had been transformed into a Japanese garden in spring.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The guests stepped into a vast ball room that had been transformed into a Japanese garden in spring.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
heads
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
heavy
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From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
imitation
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From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The guests stepped into a vast ball room that had been transformed into a Japanese garden in spring.
Japanese
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From this reading The guests stepped into a vast ball room that had been transformed into a Japanese garden in spring.
lake
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From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
lane
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
loveliest
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
made
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
maline
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
many
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From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
marvellous
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From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
meet
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
New
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From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
out
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
pale
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
pink
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
purple
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
reflected
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From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
room
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From this reading The guests stepped into a vast ball room that had been transformed into a Japanese garden in spring.
season
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
sides
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
slender
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
spring
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From this reading The guests stepped into a vast ball room that had been transformed into a Japanese garden in spring.
springing
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
stepped
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From this reading The guests stepped into a vast ball room that had been transformed into a Japanese garden in spring.
Sunny
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From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The guests stepped into a vast ball room that had been transformed into a Japanese garden in spring.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
There
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From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
transformed
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From this reading The guests stepped into a vast ball room that had been transformed into a Japanese garden in spring.
trees
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Through a lane of slender bamboo the guests passed to meet, under a cherry blossom bower, the loveliest bud of the season, Sunny, in a fairy-like maline and chiffon frock, springing out about her diaphanously, and of the pale pink and white colors of the cherry blossoms.
vast
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From this reading The guests stepped into a vast ball room that had been transformed into a Japanese garden in spring.
walls
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
white
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
wistaria
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From this reading On all sides, against the walls, and made into arbours and groves, cherry trees in full blossom were banked, while above and over the galleries dripped the long purple and white heads of the wistaria.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The entire arch of the ceiling was covered with cherry branches, and the floor was of heavy glass, in imitation of a lake in which the blossoms were reflected.
York
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From this reading There have been many marvellous balls given in the City of New York, but none exceeding the famous Cherry Blossom ball.
