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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 TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
Ambassadeurs
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From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
arrive
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From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
aspect
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From this reading He stood looking at the result of their labors now with a well-satisfied aspect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
balcony
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From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
bower
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From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it is perfect," he declared.
Café
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From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
chief
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From this reading Henri, the chief _maître d'hôtel_, had personally superintended its construction.
concluded
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From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
construction
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From this reading Henri, the chief _maître d'hôtel_, had personally superintended its construction.
d'hôtel
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From this reading Henri, the chief _maître d'hôtel_, had personally superintended its construction.
declared
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From this reading "But it is perfect," he declared.
des
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From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
early
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From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
florists
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From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
front
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From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
guests
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From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood looking at the result of their labors now with a well-satisfied aspect.
Henri
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From this reading Henri, the chief _maître d'hôtel_, had personally superintended its construction.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But it is perfect," he declared.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Henri, the chief _maître d'hôtel_, had personally superintended its construction.
just
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From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
labors
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From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
LEIPZIG
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From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
looking
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From this reading He stood looking at the result of their labors now with a well-satisfied aspect.
maître
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From this reading Henri, the chief _maître d'hôtel_, had personally superintended its construction.
now
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From this reading He stood looking at the result of their labors now with a well-satisfied aspect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
only
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From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
perfect
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From this reading "But it is perfect," he declared.
personally
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From this reading Henri, the chief _maître d'hôtel_, had personally superintended its construction.
pink
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From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
restaurant
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From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
result
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From this reading He stood looking at the result of their labors now with a well-satisfied aspect.
roses
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From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
row
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From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood looking at the result of their labors now with a well-satisfied aspect.
superintended
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From this reading Henri, the chief _maître d'hôtel_, had personally superintended its construction.
tables
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From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
TOYMAKER
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From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
transformed
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From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
veritable
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From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
well-satisfied
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From this reading He stood looking at the result of their labors now with a well-satisfied aspect.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE TOYMAKER FROM LEIPZIG In the front row of balcony tables at the Café des Ambassadeurs was one which had been transformed into a veritable bower of pink roses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood looking at the result of their labors now with a well-satisfied aspect.
work
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From this reading The florists had been at work upon it since early in the afternoon, and their labors were only just concluded as the guests of the restaurant were beginning to arrive.
