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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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amazing
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From this reading The Tory ladies, gowned in the height of fashion, were to Marjorie a revelation at once amazing and impressive.
American
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From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
architecture
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arranged
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Tory ladies, gowned in the height of fashion, were to Marjorie a revelation at once amazing and impressive.
atmosphere
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From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
ballroom
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breadth
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brilliantly
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chair
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From this reading On a raised dais sat the Governor in his great chair.
charming
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City
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company
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dais
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decorated
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drapings
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dressed
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From this reading Everywhere were women dressed with elegance and taste.
elegance
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From this reading Everywhere were women dressed with elegance and taste.
entire
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Everywhere
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eyes
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fashion
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festoons
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flags
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French
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furnished
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girls
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From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
Governor
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gowned
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great
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greeted
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hall
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From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
height
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From this reading The Tory ladies, gowned in the height of fashion, were to Marjorie a revelation at once amazing and impressive.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On a raised dais sat the Governor in his great chair.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
imposing
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From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
impressive
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From this reading The Tory ladies, gowned in the height of fashion, were to Marjorie a revelation at once amazing and impressive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
ladies
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From this reading The Tory ladies, gowned in the height of fashion, were to Marjorie a revelation at once amazing and impressive.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
lighted
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From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
made
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From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
Marjorie
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From this reading The Tory ladies, gowned in the height of fashion, were to Marjorie a revelation at once amazing and impressive.
Marjorie's
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martial
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music
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From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a raised dais sat the Governor in his great chair.
once
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From this reading The Tory ladies, gowned in the height of fashion, were to Marjorie a revelation at once amazing and impressive.
profusion
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From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
raised
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From this reading On a raised dais sat the Governor in his great chair.
revelation
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From this reading The Tory ladies, gowned in the height of fashion, were to Marjorie a revelation at once amazing and impressive.
sat
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From this reading On a raised dais sat the Governor in his great chair.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
Shippen
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From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
spectacle
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From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
strains
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From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
style
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From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
superb
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From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Everywhere were women dressed with elegance and taste.
Tavern
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From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Tory ladies, gowned in the height of fashion, were to Marjorie a revelation at once amazing and impressive.
Tory
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From this reading The Tory ladies, gowned in the height of fashion, were to Marjorie a revelation at once amazing and impressive.
trianguloids
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From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
vocal
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From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
way
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well
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From this reading The hall was superb, of a charming style of architecture, well furnished and lighted, and brilliantly decorated with a profusion of American and French flags arranged in festoons and trianguloids and drapings throughout its entire length and breadth, its atmosphere vocal with the strains of martial music.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everywhere were women dressed with elegance and taste.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I An imposing spectacle greeted Marjorie's eyes as she made her way in company with the Shippen girls into the ballroom of the City Tavern.
women
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From this reading Everywhere were women dressed with elegance and taste.
