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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 Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
belvedere
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
CLUB
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From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
committee
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From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
COUNTRY
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From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
decoration
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From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
display
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
drinking
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
easy
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
else
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
glass
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
goods
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
group
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
guessing
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From this reading He was the silent kind that keeps you guessing.
hammering
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From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the silent kind that keeps you guessing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
hinder
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From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
Ina
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
jawing
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From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
keeps
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From this reading He was the silent kind that keeps you guessing.
kind
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From this reading He was the silent kind that keeps you guessing.
landed
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From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
lawn
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From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
like
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The open play she was making at Worth troubled me a little.
making
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From this reading The open play she was making at Worth troubled me a little.
matrons
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The open play she was making at Worth troubled me a little.
noisy
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From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
once
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From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The open play she was making at Worth troubled me a little.
Out
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
play
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From this reading The open play she was making at Worth troubled me a little.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
saw
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
second
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From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
set
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The open play she was making at Worth troubled me a little.
She'd
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From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
silent
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From this reading He was the silent kind that keeps you guessing.
smart
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
successful
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From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
superior
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
tactics
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From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
taking
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
tea
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was the silent kind that keeps you guessing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
they'd
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From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
troubled
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From this reading The open play she was making at Worth troubled me a little.
up
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From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
Vandeman
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
walked
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From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading She'd landed him once; what was to hinder her being successful with the same tactics--whatever they'd been--a second time?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT THE COUNTRY CLUB The country club, when I walked up its lawn, was noisy with the hammering and jawing of its decoration committee.
worked
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
Worth
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From this reading The open play she was making at Worth troubled me a little.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was the silent kind that keeps you guessing.
young
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From this reading Out in the glass belvedere, like superior goods on display, taking it easy while every one else worked, I saw a group of young matrons of the smart set, Ina Vandeman among them, drinking tea.
