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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 The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
age
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From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
all
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
Amberson
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From this reading The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
Amelia
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
amiable
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
appeared
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
bestow
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
blandly
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
blue
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
congressman
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From this reading The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
cotillion
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From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
cotillions
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From this reading The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
dancers
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
devotion
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
dexteritynounUS /dɛkˈstɛrəti/
skill in using the hands or body in a specific situation in this story
From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
eagerly
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
end
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From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
Eugene
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
eyes
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
face
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
fan
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
Fanny
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
feathers
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
George
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From this reading The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
Georgie
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
glancing
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From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
graciousness
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
grouped
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
grove
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From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
Honourable
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From this reading The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
humorously
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From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
impartially
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
infallible
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From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
interest
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
Isabel
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
kept
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
late
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From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
laughing
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
led
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From this reading The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
listened
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
looking
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
Morgan
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
moved
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
negligently
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From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
now
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From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
ostrich
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
out
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
own
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From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
pair
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
people
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From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
rather
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
rhythmically
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
room
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From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
said
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
sat
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
seated
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From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
shining
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
sisters-in-law
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
smiled
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
sort
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From this reading The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
spectators
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From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
stately
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
surrendered
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From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
Sydney
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
teens
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From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
then
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From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
thoughtfully
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
three
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From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
tropical
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From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
twenties
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From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
watched
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From this reading Fanny watched his face eagerly, laughing at everything he said; Amelia smiled blandly, but rather because of graciousness than because of interest; while Isabel, looking out at the dancers, rhythmically moved a great fan of blue ostrich feathers, listened to Eugene thoughtfully, yet all the while kept her shining eyes on Georgie.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And here, grouped with that stately pair, Sydney and Amelia Amberson, sat Isabel with Fanny, while Eugene Morgan appeared to bestow an amiable devotion impartially upon the three sisters-in-law.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading They were seated in a tropical grove at one end of the room whither they had retired at the beginning of the cotillion, which they surrendered entirely to the twenties and the late ’teens.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Honourable George Amberson was a congressman who led cotillions—the sort of congressman an Amberson would be.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He did it negligently, tonight, yet with infallible dexterity, now and then glancing humorously at the spectators, people of his own age.
