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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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afterward
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The mere presence of potential funds raises the importance of an event.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COUNTRY CLUB BALL The ballroom of the country club at Santa Ysobel is big and finely proportioned.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
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apricot
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE COUNTRY CLUB BALL The ballroom of the country club at Santa Ysobel is big and finely proportioned.
BALL
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From this reading THE COUNTRY CLUB BALL The ballroom of the country club at Santa Ysobel is big and finely proportioned.
ballroom
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Barbara
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barons
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big
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blossoms
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brocades
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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CLUB
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costumes
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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COUNTRY
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daughters
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don't
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down
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dozen
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entered
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event
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fairly
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fantastic
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finely
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flashing
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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fruit
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funds
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genuine
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gorgeousness
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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hall
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hundreds
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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importance
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impression
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The prune kings and apricot barons down there, with their wives and daughters in real brocades, satins and velvets, with genuine jewels flashing over them, represented so much in the way of substantial wealth that it seemed to steady the whole fantastic scene.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COUNTRY CLUB BALL The ballroom of the country club at Santa Ysobel is big and finely proportioned.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The prune kings and apricot barons down there, with their wives and daughters in real brocades, satins and velvets, with genuine jewels flashing over them, represented so much in the way of substantial wealth that it seemed to steady the whole fantastic scene.
jewels
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kings
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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level
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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mere
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moment
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much
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COUNTRY CLUB BALL The ballroom of the country club at Santa Ysobel is big and finely proportioned.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Barbara and I entered on the level of the slightly raised orchestra stand and only half a dozen paces from it.
only
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orchestra
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The prune kings and apricot barons down there, with their wives and daughters in real brocades, satins and velvets, with genuine jewels flashing over them, represented so much in the way of substantial wealth that it seemed to steady the whole fantastic scene.
paces
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potential
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presence
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proportioned
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prune
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raised
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raises
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real
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registered
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remembered
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represented
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roofed
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Santa
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satins
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scene
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prune kings and apricot barons down there, with their wives and daughters in real brocades, satins and velvets, with genuine jewels flashing over them, represented so much in the way of substantial wealth that it seemed to steady the whole fantastic scene.
slightly
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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sort
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stand
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steady
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substantial
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The prune kings and apricot barons down there, with their wives and daughters in real brocades, satins and velvets, with genuine jewels flashing over them, represented so much in the way of substantial wealth that it seemed to steady the whole fantastic scene.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNTRY CLUB BALL The ballroom of the country club at Santa Ysobel is big and finely proportioned.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The prune kings and apricot barons down there, with their wives and daughters in real brocades, satins and velvets, with genuine jewels flashing over them, represented so much in the way of substantial wealth that it seemed to steady the whole fantastic scene.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The prune kings and apricot barons down there, with their wives and daughters in real brocades, satins and velvets, with genuine jewels flashing over them, represented so much in the way of substantial wealth that it seemed to steady the whole fantastic scene.
there
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The prune kings and apricot barons down there, with their wives and daughters in real brocades, satins and velvets, with genuine jewels flashing over them, represented so much in the way of substantial wealth that it seemed to steady the whole fantastic scene.
velvets
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walled
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way
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wealth
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whole
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wives
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Ysobel
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