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See https:// The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A. Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon. Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen. All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
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From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
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From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
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From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
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From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
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From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
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From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
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From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
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From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
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From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
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From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
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From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
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From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
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From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.
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From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.
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From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
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From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
above and across; more than
From this reading Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.
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From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
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From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
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From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither of the trio could have been over seventeen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
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From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
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From this reading The Arthur Westbrook Company Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
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From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
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From this reading All three were dressed in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their floating white ribbons and wind-blown curls, as summer maidens can possibly look.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
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From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
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From this reading Three young girls, as fair as youth and beauty could make them, stood with arms twined about one another on the sands of Newport one hot August afternoon.
