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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 Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
ball
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From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
bells
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
brightly
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
cheery
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
CLOUDS
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From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS.
Club
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From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
combined
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
coming
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From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
crumpled
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From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
curtain
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From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
dear
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From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
down
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From this reading Her eyes were slowly following the numerous sleighs gliding up and down the Lake Shore Drive.
Drive
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From this reading Her eyes were slowly following the numerous sleighs gliding up and down the Lake Shore Drive.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes were slowly following the numerous sleighs gliding up and down the Lake Shore Drive.
faces
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
Florence
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From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
following
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From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
form
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
front
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From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
fur-clad
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
GATHERING
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From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS.
gliding
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From this reading Her eyes were slowly following the numerous sleighs gliding up and down the Lake Shore Drive.
glistening
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
going
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From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
graceful
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
hand
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From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
held
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From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
jingled
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
Lake
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From this reading Her eyes were slowly following the numerous sleighs gliding up and down the Lake Shore Drive.
library
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From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
low
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From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
Marion
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From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
merrily
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
Moreland
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From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
numerous
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From this reading Her eyes were slowly following the numerous sleighs gliding up and down the Lake Shore Drive.
occupants
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
Patricians
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From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
picture
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
plumes
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
Renaissance
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From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
rosy
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
said
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From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
sash
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From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
seat
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From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
shone
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
Shore
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From this reading Her eyes were slowly following the numerous sleighs gliding up and down the Lake Shore Drive.
sitting
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From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
sleighs
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From this reading Her eyes were slowly following the numerous sleighs gliding up and down the Lake Shore Drive.
slowly
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From this reading Her eyes were slowly following the numerous sleighs gliding up and down the Lake Shore Drive.
snow
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
sun
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
tea
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From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
up
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From this reading Her eyes were slowly following the numerous sleighs gliding up and down the Lake Shore Drive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
waving
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were slowly following the numerous sleighs gliding up and down the Lake Shore Drive.
window
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From this reading Marion was sitting on the low front window seat, and she held a sash curtain crumpled in her hand.
winter
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun shone brightly on the glistening snow, the bells jingled merrily, and the waving plumes of graceful sleighs combined, with the rosy faces of their fur-clad occupants, to form a cheery winter picture.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you going to the 'Renaissance Club' tea, Marion, dear?" said Florence Moreland, coming into the library on the afternoon following the "Patricians'" ball.
