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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accounted
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air
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From this reading Under such a sky, with such a delicate pricking vitalisation in the air, it was impossible not to be Parisian.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anecdotes
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arranged
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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authority
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ball
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beautiful
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
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box
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bright
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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children
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combined
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coming
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corner
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cosmopolitan
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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couples
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courts
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cover
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dallying
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de
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delicate
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easel
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entire
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everywhere
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few
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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games
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Gardens
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group
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histories
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impartial
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impossible
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Ingate
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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kinds
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knitting
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lawn-tennis
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leaf
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Luxembourg
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matter
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men
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Miss
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mothers
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north-east
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Under such a sky, with such a delicate pricking vitalisation in the air, it was impossible not to be Parisian.
nurses
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was sketching in the orthodox way, on the orthodox stool, with the orthodox combined paint-box and easel, and the orthodox police permit in the cover of the box.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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orthodox
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paint-box
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papers
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Parisian
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Parisians
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perambulators
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permit
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permitted
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perspectives
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played
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police
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pricking
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public
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reading
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relating
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Rue
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sat
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scores
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screens
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seen
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sensations
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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shouting
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sketching
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sky
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statuary
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stool
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strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Under such a sky, with such a delicate pricking vitalisation in the air, it was impossible not to be Parisian.
SWOON
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temperament
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From this reading The bright and warm weather was tonic; it accounted for the whole temperament of Parisians.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The trees, all arranged in beautiful perspectives, were coming into leaf, and through their screens could be seen everywhere children shouting as they played at ball and top, and both kinds of nurses, and scores of perambulators and mothers, and a few couples dallying with their sensations, and old men reading papers, and old women knitting and relating anecdotes or entire histories.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The trees, all arranged in beautiful perspectives, were coming into leaf, and through their screens could be seen everywhere children shouting as they played at ball and top, and both kinds of nurses, and scores of perambulators and mothers, and a few couples dallying with their sensations, and old men reading papers, and old women knitting and relating anecdotes or entire histories.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Under such a sky, with such a delicate pricking vitalisation in the air, it was impossible not to be Parisian.
tonic
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From this reading The bright and warm weather was tonic; it accounted for the whole temperament of Parisians.
top
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From this reading The trees, all arranged in beautiful perspectives, were coming into leaf, and through their screens could be seen everywhere children shouting as they played at ball and top, and both kinds of nurses, and scores of perambulators and mothers, and a few couples dallying with their sensations, and old men reading papers, and old women knitting and relating anecdotes or entire histories.
trees
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From this reading The trees, all arranged in beautiful perspectives, were coming into leaf, and through their screens could be seen everywhere children shouting as they played at ball and top, and both kinds of nurses, and scores of perambulators and mothers, and a few couples dallying with their sensations, and old men reading papers, and old women knitting and relating anecdotes or entire histories.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under such a sky, with such a delicate pricking vitalisation in the air, it was impossible not to be Parisian.
Vaugirard
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From this reading THE SWOON In the north-east corner of the Luxembourg Gardens, where the lawn-tennis courts were permitted by a public authority which was strangely impartial and cosmopolitan in the matter of games, Miss Ingate sat sketching a group of statuary with the Rue de Vaugirard behind it.
vitalisation
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From this reading Under such a sky, with such a delicate pricking vitalisation in the air, it was impossible not to be Parisian.
warm
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From this reading The bright and warm weather was tonic; it accounted for the whole temperament of Parisians.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SWOON In the north-east corner of the Luxembourg Gardens, where the lawn-tennis courts were permitted by a public authority which was strangely impartial and cosmopolitan in the matter of games, Miss Ingate sat sketching a group of statuary with the Rue de Vaugirard behind it.
way
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From this reading She was sketching in the orthodox way, on the orthodox stool, with the orthodox combined paint-box and easel, and the orthodox police permit in the cover of the box.
weather
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From this reading The bright and warm weather was tonic; it accounted for the whole temperament of Parisians.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SWOON In the north-east corner of the Luxembourg Gardens, where the lawn-tennis courts were permitted by a public authority which was strangely impartial and cosmopolitan in the matter of games, Miss Ingate sat sketching a group of statuary with the Rue de Vaugirard behind it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE SWOON In the north-east corner of the Luxembourg Gardens, where the lawn-tennis courts were permitted by a public authority which was strangely impartial and cosmopolitan in the matter of games, Miss Ingate sat sketching a group of statuary with the Rue de Vaugirard behind it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SWOON In the north-east corner of the Luxembourg Gardens, where the lawn-tennis courts were permitted by a public authority which was strangely impartial and cosmopolitan in the matter of games, Miss Ingate sat sketching a group of statuary with the Rue de Vaugirard behind it.
whole
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From this reading The bright and warm weather was tonic; it accounted for the whole temperament of Parisians.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SWOON In the north-east corner of the Luxembourg Gardens, where the lawn-tennis courts were permitted by a public authority which was strangely impartial and cosmopolitan in the matter of games, Miss Ingate sat sketching a group of statuary with the Rue de Vaugirard behind it.
women
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From this reading The trees, all arranged in beautiful perspectives, were coming into leaf, and through their screens could be seen everywhere children shouting as they played at ball and top, and both kinds of nurses, and scores of perambulators and mothers, and a few couples dallying with their sensations, and old men reading papers, and old women knitting and relating anecdotes or entire histories.
