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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 was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
afternoon
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From this reading It was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was standing against the wall in a line of men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
Avenue
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From this reading It was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
Carew
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From this reading Joan Carew sang.
cleared
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From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
concert
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From this reading It was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
faces
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From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
Fifth
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From this reading It was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
finished
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From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was standing against the wall in a line of men.
house
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From this reading It was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
improvised
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From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
Joan
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From this reading Joan Carew sang.
left
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From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
line
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From this reading He was standing against the wall in a line of men.
man
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From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
men
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From this reading He was standing against the wall in a line of men.
mist
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From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
Mrs
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From this reading It was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
nervous
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From this reading She was a stranger to New York and very nervous.
New
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From this reading She was a stranger to New York and very nervous.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
sang
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From this reading Joan Carew sang.
saw
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From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a stranger to New York and very nervous.
stage
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From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
standing
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From this reading He was standing against the wall in a line of men.
Starlingshield
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From this reading It was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
stranger
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From this reading She was a stranger to New York and very nervous.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was a stranger to New York and very nervous.
very
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From this reading She was a stranger to New York and very nervous.
wall
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From this reading He was standing against the wall in a line of men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was at a concert at the house of a Mrs. Starlingshield in Fifth Avenue and in the afternoon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading She saw nothing but a mist of faces whilst she sang, but when she had finished the mist cleared, and as she left the improvised stage she saw the man.
York
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From this reading She was a stranger to New York and very nervous.
