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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 Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
anxious
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From this reading A little pale, a good deal fagged, and very anxious, Dr. Guy had sought his cousin the very first thing on his arrival in town.
arrival
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From this reading A little pale, a good deal fagged, and very anxious, Dr. Guy had sought his cousin the very first thing on his arrival in town.
artist's
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
back
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From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
blazed
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
Booted
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From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
boudoir
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
brilliant
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
Broadway
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
Carl
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
cousin
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From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
deal
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From this reading A little pale, a good deal fagged, and very anxious, Dr. Guy had sought his cousin the very first thing on his arrival in town.
dinner-dress
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From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
Dr
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From this reading A little pale, a good deal fagged, and very anxious, Dr. Guy had sought his cousin the very first thing on his arrival in town.
DREARY
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From this reading "SHE ONLY SAID, 'MY LIFE IS DREARY.'"
Elegant
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From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
emeralds
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From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
face
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From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
fagged
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From this reading A little pale, a good deal fagged, and very anxious, Dr. Guy had sought his cousin the very first thing on his arrival in town.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little pale, a good deal fagged, and very anxious, Dr. Guy had sought his cousin the very first thing on his arrival in town.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little pale, a good deal fagged, and very anxious, Dr. Guy had sought his cousin the very first thing on his arrival in town.
Guy
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From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A little pale, a good deal fagged, and very anxious, Dr. Guy had sought his cousin the very first thing on his arrival in town.
hand
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From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
hat
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From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A little pale, a good deal fagged, and very anxious, Dr. Guy had sought his cousin the very first thing on his arrival in town.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "SHE ONLY SAID, 'MY LIFE IS DREARY.'"
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
lay
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From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "SHE ONLY SAID, 'MY LIFE IS DREARY.'"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little pale, a good deal fagged, and very anxious, Dr. Guy had sought his cousin the very first thing on his arrival in town.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
man
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From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
Mrs
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "SHE ONLY SAID, 'MY LIFE IS DREARY.'"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
ONLY
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From this reading "SHE ONLY SAID, 'MY LIFE IS DREARY.'"
pale
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From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
quivering
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
relating
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From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
rose-bloom
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From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
SAID
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From this reading "SHE ONLY SAID, 'MY LIFE IS DREARY.'"
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
scheme
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From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "SHE ONLY SAID, 'MY LIFE IS DREARY.'"
sheets
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
silk
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From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
sofa
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From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
sought
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From this reading A little pale, a good deal fagged, and very anxious, Dr. Guy had sought his cousin the very first thing on his arrival in town.
spurred
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From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
studio
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
success
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From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
sunburst
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
superb
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From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little pale, a good deal fagged, and very anxious, Dr. Guy had sought his cousin the very first thing on his arrival in town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
town
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From this reading A little pale, a good deal fagged, and very anxious, Dr. Guy had sought his cousin the very first thing on his arrival in town.
transfigured
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
turned
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
up
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From this reading Elegant and handsome, in a superb dinner-dress of rose-bloom silk and pale emeralds, Mrs. Walraven lay back on her sofa and looked up in the face of her cousin Guy.
very
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From this reading A little pale, a good deal fagged, and very anxious, Dr. Guy had sought his cousin the very first thing on his arrival in town.
Walraven
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
western
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
windows
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From this reading That same brilliant sunburst that transfigured the artist's studio in Broadway blazed into the boudoir of Mrs. Carl Walraven, and turned the western windows to sheets of quivering flame.
young
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From this reading "Booted and spurred," as if from a journey, the young man stood before her, hat in hand, relating the success of their scheme.
