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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 cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
abandon
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Not more than a dozen loyal devotees to the sports of the open air lounged about the big clubhouse.
air
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From this reading Not more than a dozen loyal devotees to the sports of the open air lounged about the big clubhouse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
anxiously
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
big
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From this reading Not more than a dozen loyal devotees to the sports of the open air lounged about the big clubhouse.
biting
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
blown
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
bravely
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
checks
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
chills
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
club
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
clubhouse
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
cold
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
comfortable
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From this reading A huge fireplace threw out heat sufficient to make the big lounging room comfortable.
corps
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
decanters
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devotees
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From this reading Not more than a dozen loyal devotees to the sports of the open air lounged about the big clubhouse.
directing
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
dispel
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
down
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
dozen
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From this reading Not more than a dozen loyal devotees to the sports of the open air lounged about the big clubhouse.
drizzle
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
early
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
few
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
fireplace
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From this reading A huge fireplace threw out heat sufficient to make the big lounging room comfortable.
flitted
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
four
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
gloom
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
group
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
growlingnounUS /ˈgrowling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
hardy
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
haunted
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
heat
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From this reading A huge fireplace threw out heat sufficient to make the big lounging room comfortable.
hovered
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
huge
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From this reading A huge fireplace threw out heat sufficient to make the big lounging room comfortable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
indoors
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
jackets
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
kept
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
lounged
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From this reading Not more than a dozen loyal devotees to the sports of the open air lounged about the big clubhouse.
lounging
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From this reading A huge fireplace threw out heat sufficient to make the big lounging room comfortable.
loyal
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From this reading Not more than a dozen loyal devotees to the sports of the open air lounged about the big clubhouse.
majority
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A huge fireplace threw out heat sufficient to make the big lounging room comfortable.
marred
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
marrow
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
masculine
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
members
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
mistaking
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
more
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From this reading Not more than a dozen loyal devotees to the sports of the open air lounged about the big clubhouse.
movements
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
near
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
night
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not more than a dozen loyal devotees to the sports of the open air lounged about the big clubhouse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not more than a dozen loyal devotees to the sports of the open air lounged about the big clubhouse.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Not more than a dozen loyal devotees to the sports of the open air lounged about the big clubhouse.
opening
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
orders
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
out
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rangy
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
room
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From this reading A huge fireplace threw out heat sufficient to make the big lounging room comfortable.
season's
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
sent
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
servants
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
settled
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
silent
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
sports
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From this reading Not more than a dozen loyal devotees to the sports of the open air lounged about the big clubhouse.
spring
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
steward
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
strove
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
sufficient
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From this reading A huge fireplace threw out heat sufficient to make the big lounging room comfortable.
sweaters
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
taking
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Not more than a dozen loyal devotees to the sports of the open air lounged about the big clubhouse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
thick
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
Three
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
threw
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From this reading A huge fireplace threw out heat sufficient to make the big lounging room comfortable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
undrilled
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
usual
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From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
week
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From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A cold, thick drizzle, blown by a biting wind that sent chills to the marrow, marred the early spring night, and kept indoors the few hardy members who had haunted the clubhouse since the season's opening a week before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
women
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The club steward hovered near, anxiously directing the movements of a silent and as yet undrilled corps of servants who flitted from group to group with decanters and checks, taking and mistaking orders with the usual abandon.
young
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From this reading Three or four rangy young women in sweaters and jackets strove bravely to dispel the gloom of the night as it settled down upon the growling masculine majority.
