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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 From behind a screen of roses issued soft music played by an unseen orchestra.
afternoon
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From this reading It looks like fairyland," said Nan as she stepped into the house the afternoon of the tea.
All
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From this reading All up the stairway stood pots of graceful palms, the balustrades were garlanded, the dining-room was a bower, the veranda a place beautiful.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From behind a screen of roses issued soft music played by an unseen orchestra.
appearing
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From this reading Mr. Pinckney was the presiding genius of the occasion, his beaming face appearing as a welcome as soon as the Corners arrived.
arrived
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It looks like fairyland," said Nan as she stepped into the house the afternoon of the tea.
balustrades
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beaming
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beautiful
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading From behind a screen of roses issued soft music played by an unseen orchestra.
bower
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From behind a screen of roses issued soft music played by an unseen orchestra.
Corners
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dining-room
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From this reading All up the stairway stood pots of graceful palms, the balustrades were garlanded, the dining-room was a bower, the veranda a place beautiful.
everywhere
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From this reading THE TEA "Flowers, flowers everywhere.
face
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fairyland
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From this reading It looks like fairyland," said Nan as she stepped into the house the afternoon of the tea.
Flowers
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From this reading THE TEA "Flowers, flowers everywhere.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From behind a screen of roses issued soft music played by an unseen orchestra.
garlanded
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genius
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graceful
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From this reading All up the stairway stood pots of graceful palms, the balustrades were garlanded, the dining-room was a bower, the veranda a place beautiful.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Pinckney was the presiding genius of the occasion, his beaming face appearing as a welcome as soon as the Corners arrived.
house
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From this reading It looks like fairyland," said Nan as she stepped into the house the afternoon of the tea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It looks like fairyland," said Nan as she stepped into the house the afternoon of the tea.
issued
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From this reading From behind a screen of roses issued soft music played by an unseen orchestra.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looks like fairyland," said Nan as she stepped into the house the afternoon of the tea.
like
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looks
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Mr
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music
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Nan
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occasion
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It looks like fairyland," said Nan as she stepped into the house the afternoon of the tea.
orchestra
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From this reading From behind a screen of roses issued soft music played by an unseen orchestra.
palms
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From this reading All up the stairway stood pots of graceful palms, the balustrades were garlanded, the dining-room was a bower, the veranda a place beautiful.
Pinckney
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place
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From this reading All up the stairway stood pots of graceful palms, the balustrades were garlanded, the dining-room was a bower, the veranda a place beautiful.
played
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From this reading From behind a screen of roses issued soft music played by an unseen orchestra.
pots
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From this reading All up the stairway stood pots of graceful palms, the balustrades were garlanded, the dining-room was a bower, the veranda a place beautiful.
presiding
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roses
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said
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screen
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From this reading From behind a screen of roses issued soft music played by an unseen orchestra.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It looks like fairyland," said Nan as she stepped into the house the afternoon of the tea.
soft
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From this reading From behind a screen of roses issued soft music played by an unseen orchestra.
soon
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From this reading Mr. Pinckney was the presiding genius of the occasion, his beaming face appearing as a welcome as soon as the Corners arrived.
stairway
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From this reading All up the stairway stood pots of graceful palms, the balustrades were garlanded, the dining-room was a bower, the veranda a place beautiful.
stepped
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From this reading It looks like fairyland," said Nan as she stepped into the house the afternoon of the tea.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading All up the stairway stood pots of graceful palms, the balustrades were garlanded, the dining-room was a bower, the veranda a place beautiful.
TEA
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From this reading THE TEA "Flowers, flowers everywhere.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEA "Flowers, flowers everywhere.
unseen
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From this reading From behind a screen of roses issued soft music played by an unseen orchestra.
up
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From this reading All up the stairway stood pots of graceful palms, the balustrades were garlanded, the dining-room was a bower, the veranda a place beautiful.
veranda
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From this reading All up the stairway stood pots of graceful palms, the balustrades were garlanded, the dining-room was a bower, the veranda a place beautiful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All up the stairway stood pots of graceful palms, the balustrades were garlanded, the dining-room was a bower, the veranda a place beautiful.
welcome
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From this reading Mr. Pinckney was the presiding genius of the occasion, his beaming face appearing as a welcome as soon as the Corners arrived.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All up the stairway stood pots of graceful palms, the balustrades were garlanded, the dining-room was a bower, the veranda a place beautiful.
