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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 next week was a busy one for the Montagues.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
absolutely
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From this reading And of course Alice must have a new dress for the occasion, and it must be absolutely the most beautiful dress ever known.
Alice
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From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
beautiful
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From this reading And of course Alice must have a new dress for the occasion, and it must be absolutely the most beautiful dress ever known.
busy
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From this reading The next week was a busy one for the Montagues.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
cost
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From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And of course Alice must have a new dress for the occasion, and it must be absolutely the most beautiful dress ever known.
cousin
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From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
dance
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From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
dared
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From this reading What it would cost the Wallings, one scarcely dared to think.
dollars
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From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
dress
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From this reading And of course Alice must have a new dress for the occasion, and it must be absolutely the most beautiful dress ever known.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
débutante
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From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
entertained
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From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And of course Alice must have a new dress for the occasion, and it must be absolutely the most beautiful dress ever known.
figured
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From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
five
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From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next week was a busy one for the Montagues.
formally
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From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And of course Alice must have a new dress for the occasion, and it must be absolutely the most beautiful dress ever known.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
house
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From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
idle
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From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And of course Alice must have a new dress for the occasion, and it must be absolutely the most beautiful dress ever known.
known
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From this reading And of course Alice must have a new dress for the occasion, and it must be absolutely the most beautiful dress ever known.
minute
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From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
moment
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From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
Montagues
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From this reading The next week was a busy one for the Montagues.
most
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From this reading And of course Alice must have a new dress for the occasion, and it must be absolutely the most beautiful dress ever known.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And of course Alice must have a new dress for the occasion, and it must be absolutely the most beautiful dress ever known.
near
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From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
new
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From this reading And of course Alice must have a new dress for the occasion, and it must be absolutely the most beautiful dress ever known.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next week was a busy one for the Montagues.
occasion
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From this reading And of course Alice must have a new dress for the occasion, and it must be absolutely the most beautiful dress ever known.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And of course Alice must have a new dress for the occasion, and it must be absolutely the most beautiful dress ever known.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The next week was a busy one for the Montagues.
opened
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From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
out
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From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
presented
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From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
Robbie
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From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
scarcely
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From this reading What it would cost the Wallings, one scarcely dared to think.
Society
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From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In an idle moment her cousin figured out that it was to cost her about five dollars a minute to be entertained by the Wallings!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next week was a busy one for the Montagues.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What it would cost the Wallings, one scarcely dared to think.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
town
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From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
Wallings
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From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next week was a busy one for the Montagues.
week
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From this reading The next week was a busy one for the Montagues.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What it would cost the Wallings, one scarcely dared to think.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Robbie Wallings had come to town and opened their house, and the time drew near for the wonderful débutante dance at which Alice was to be formally presented to Society.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What it would cost the Wallings, one scarcely dared to think.
