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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 FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
All
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From this reading All of Mr. Miller’s pupils were present, together with most of their parents and many of their friends.
also
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
arrayed
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From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
ARRIVES
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
beautiful
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From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
becomingly
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From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
bewitchingly
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From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
birthday
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
brilliant
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From this reading Her dress was a white muslin, festooned with wild flowers, some of which were fastened here and there by a pearl or brilliant.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
celebrate
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
chosen
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
city
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From this reading The fete took place in a handsome grove on a hillside which overlooked the city of Frankfort.
companions
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
compliments
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From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
day
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
dress
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From this reading Her dress was a white muslin, festooned with wild flowers, some of which were fastened here and there by a pearl or brilliant.
FANNY
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
Fanny's
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
fastened
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From this reading Her dress was a white muslin, festooned with wild flowers, some of which were fastened here and there by a pearl or brilliant.
festooned
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From this reading Her dress was a white muslin, festooned with wild flowers, some of which were fastened here and there by a pearl or brilliant.
fete
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From this reading The fete took place in a handsome grove on a hillside which overlooked the city of Frankfort.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
flattering
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From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
flowers
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From this reading Her dress was a white muslin, festooned with wild flowers, some of which were fastened here and there by a pearl or brilliant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
Frankfort
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From this reading The fete took place in a handsome grove on a hillside which overlooked the city of Frankfort.
friends
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From this reading All of Mr. Miller’s pupils were present, together with most of their parents and many of their friends.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
grove
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From this reading The fete took place in a handsome grove on a hillside which overlooked the city of Frankfort.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fete took place in a handsome grove on a hillside which overlooked the city of Frankfort.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her dress was a white muslin, festooned with wild flowers, some of which were fastened here and there by a pearl or brilliant.
hillside
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From this reading The fete took place in a handsome grove on a hillside which overlooked the city of Frankfort.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fete took place in a handsome grove on a hillside which overlooked the city of Frankfort.
indeed
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From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
INDIA
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
JULIA'S
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
many
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From this reading All of Mr. Miller’s pupils were present, together with most of their parents and many of their friends.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
Miller
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From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
Miller's
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From this reading All of Mr. Miller’s pupils were present, together with most of their parents and many of their friends.
most
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From this reading All of Mr. Miller’s pupils were present, together with most of their parents and many of their friends.
Mr
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From this reading All of Mr. Miller’s pupils were present, together with most of their parents and many of their friends.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
muslin
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From this reading Her dress was a white muslin, festooned with wild flowers, some of which were fastened here and there by a pearl or brilliant.
now
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
occasion
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From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fete took place in a handsome grove on a hillside which overlooked the city of Frankfort.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her dress was a white muslin, festooned with wild flowers, some of which were fastened here and there by a pearl or brilliant.
overlooked
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From this reading The fete took place in a handsome grove on a hillside which overlooked the city of Frankfort.
paid
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From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
pains
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From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
parents
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From this reading All of Mr. Miller’s pupils were present, together with most of their parents and many of their friends.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading Her dress was a white muslin, festooned with wild flowers, some of which were fastened here and there by a pearl or brilliant.
place
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From this reading The fete took place in a handsome grove on a hillside which overlooked the city of Frankfort.
present
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From this reading All of Mr. Miller’s pupils were present, together with most of their parents and many of their friends.
pupils
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From this reading All of Mr. Miller’s pupils were present, together with most of their parents and many of their friends.
queen
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
school
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
seventeenth
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
some
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From this reading Her dress was a white muslin, festooned with wild flowers, some of which were fastened here and there by a pearl or brilliant.
taken
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From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All of Mr. Miller’s pupils were present, together with most of their parents and many of their friends.
there
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From this reading Her dress was a white muslin, festooned with wild flowers, some of which were fastened here and there by a pearl or brilliant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
together
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From this reading All of Mr. Miller’s pupils were present, together with most of their parents and many of their friends.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fete took place in a handsome grove on a hillside which overlooked the city of Frankfort.
unanimously
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
UNCLE
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From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All of Mr. Miller’s pupils were present, together with most of their parents and many of their friends.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FANNY AND JULIA’S UNCLE ARRIVES FROM INDIA It was now the first day of May, and as it was also Fanny’s seventeenth birthday, her school companions determined to celebrate it by a May party, of which Fanny was unanimously chosen queen.
white
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From this reading Her dress was a white muslin, festooned with wild flowers, some of which were fastened here and there by a pearl or brilliant.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
wild
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From this reading Her dress was a white muslin, festooned with wild flowers, some of which were fastened here and there by a pearl or brilliant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All of Mr. Miller’s pupils were present, together with most of their parents and many of their friends.
youthful
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From this reading Mrs. Miller had taken great pains that Fanny should be arrayed becomingly for the occasion, and many and flattering were the compliments paid to the youthful queen, who indeed looked bewitchingly beautiful.
