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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 It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
all
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From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
approaching
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
autumn
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
bees
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dozens of young women of striking deportment and peculiar gait paraded before Winifred and Imogen, draped in “creations.”
blossoms
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
Bond
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boy
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
bright
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
bust
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
busy
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
consideration
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
creations
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From this reading Dozens of young women of striking deportment and peculiar gait paraded before Winifred and Imogen, draped in “creations.”
darting
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
daughter
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
departure
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
deportment
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From this reading Dozens of young women of striking deportment and peculiar gait paraded before Winifred and Imogen, draped in “creations.”
desired
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
disquieting
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
doubtfully
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
Dozens
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From this reading Dozens of young women of striking deportment and peculiar gait paraded before Winifred and Imogen, draped in “creations.”
draped
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From this reading Dozens of young women of striking deportment and peculiar gait paraded before Winifred and Imogen, draped in “creations.”
establishments
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
exercised
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From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
fabrics
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
far
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
fast
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
feel
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
flowers
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
Forsyte
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From this reading With Forsyte tenacity Winifred quested for perfection.
freedom
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
frocks
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From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
gadflies
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
gait
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From this reading Dozens of young women of striking deportment and peculiar gait paraded before Winifred and Imogen, draped in “creations.”
give
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
grandfather
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From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
Hanover
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
hovered
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
hovering
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
Imogen
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From this reading Dozens of young women of striking deportment and peculiar gait paraded before Winifred and Imogen, draped in “creations.”
Imogen's
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From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
inferior
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
judgment
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From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
Like
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
lost
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
March
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From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
measurement
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
month
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From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
mother
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From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
nearly
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
news
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
off
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
paraded
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From this reading Dozens of young women of striking deportment and peculiar gait paraded before Winifred and Imogen, draped in “creations.”
peculiar
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From this reading Dozens of young women of striking deportment and peculiar gait paraded before Winifred and Imogen, draped in “creations.”
perfection
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From this reading With Forsyte tenacity Winifred quested for perfection.
purse
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From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
quested
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From this reading With Forsyte tenacity Winifred quested for perfection.
Regent
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
rite
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
season
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From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
shops
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
slowly
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
spiky
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
Square
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
Street
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
striking
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From this reading Dozens of young women of striking deportment and peculiar gait paraded before Winifred and Imogen, draped in “creations.”
summer
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
tall
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From this reading Like bees busy on summer flowers, or bright gadflies hovering and darting over spiky autumn blossoms, she and her “little daughter,” tall nearly as herself and with a bust measurement not far inferior, hovered in the shops of Regent Street, the establishments of Hanover Square and of Bond Street, lost in consideration and the feel of fabrics.
tenacity
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From this reading With Forsyte tenacity Winifred quested for perfection.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Imogen’s frocks for her first season exercised the judgment of her mother and the purse of her grandfather all through the month of March.
too
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
war
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From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
Winifred
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From this reading With Forsyte tenacity Winifred quested for perfection.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Forsyte tenacity Winifred quested for perfection.
women
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From this reading Dozens of young women of striking deportment and peculiar gait paraded before Winifred and Imogen, draped in “creations.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It took her mind off the slowly approaching rite which would give her a freedom but doubtfully desired; took her mind, too, off her boy and his fast approaching departure for a war from which the news remained disquieting.
young
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From this reading Dozens of young women of striking deportment and peculiar gait paraded before Winifred and Imogen, draped in “creations.”
