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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 throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
accepted
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
accoutrements
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
air
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
appeared
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
appliances
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
ARCADIA
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
arrangement
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
article
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
atmosphere
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
back
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
Barnes
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
bonnet
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
branches
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
Calm
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
capacity
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
carving
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
chair
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
clear
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
clock
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
company
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
complacently
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
conformable
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
draperies
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
elms
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
faces
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
finding
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
flimsy
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
frayed
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
fretted
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
furniture
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
gilded
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
girl
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
gone
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
gracefully
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
Hans
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
hills
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
imposing
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
informed
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
jumble
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
just
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
kings
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
lamps
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
leaned
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
lolled
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
lost
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
magnificence
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
maples
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
musician
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
New
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
now
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
Orleans
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
out
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
outlined
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
pendulous
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
players
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
precedent
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
presence
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
property
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
queens
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
reins
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
removed
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
road
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
rolled
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
rug-fashion
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
russet
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
Saint-Prosper
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
scenery
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
Seated
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
semi-business
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From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
situation
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
SOJOURNING
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
soldier
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
stage
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
state
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
stirred
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
strange
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
swung
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
theatrical
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
throne
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
torn
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
trunks
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
up
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From this reading Seated amid the jumble of theatrical appliances and accoutrements--scenery, rolled up rug-fashion, property trunks, stage clock, lamps and draperies--she accepted the situation gracefully, even finding nothing strange in the presence of the soldier.
upholstering
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From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
wandering
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From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SOJOURNING IN ARCADIA Calm and still was the morning; the wandering air just stirred the pendulous branches of the elms and maples, and, in the clear atmosphere, the russet hills were sharply outlined.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The throne, imposing on the stage, now appeared but a flimsy article of furniture, with frayed and torn upholstering, and carving which had long since lost its gilded magnificence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading New faces had come and gone in the company before, and, when Barnes had complacently informed her Saint-Prosper would journey with the players to New Orleans in a semi-business capacity, the arrangement appeared conformable to precedent.
young
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From this reading As they swung out into the road, with Hans, the musician, at the reins, the young girl removed her bonnet and leaned back in the chair of state, where kings had fretted and queens had lolled.
