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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 Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
BEAUTIFUL
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From this reading THE MORE BEAUTIFUL FACE.
brilliant
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
can't
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From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
come
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
comicality
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From this reading "Did you ever see such a little comicality?
complimenting
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you ever see such a little comicality?
direction
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From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
dressed
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From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
Ermengarde's
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From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
ever
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From this reading "Did you ever see such a little comicality?
exclaimed
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From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
FACE
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From this reading THE MORE BEAUTIFUL FACE.
Flora
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From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
gentlemen
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
girls
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
glancing
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From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
just
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
little
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From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
look
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From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
MORE
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From this reading THE MORE BEAUTIFUL FACE.
much
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From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
near
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
old
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From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
older
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From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
other
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
personage
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From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
piano
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
queer
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From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
see
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From this reading "Did you ever see such a little comicality?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
singer
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From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
song
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
standing
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
style
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Did you ever see such a little comicality?
sung
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
tall
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORE BEAUTIFUL FACE.
there
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From this reading "Flora, do look at that queer little personage over there!" exclaimed the singer, glancing in Ermengarde's direction.
twelve
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From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
Two
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
very
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From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
Why
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From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
years
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From this reading Why, she can't be more than twelve years old, and she is dressed in much older style than you or I."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Two tall girls were standing near the piano; one had just sung a song in a very brilliant style, the other was complimenting her; the gentlemen had not yet come in.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you ever see such a little comicality?
