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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 Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
accoutrements
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
adornment
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
approximations
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
arm
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From this reading His hand made as if to clasp her arm, then dropped to his side.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
button
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From this reading Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
caressed
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From this reading Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
clasp
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From this reading His hand made as if to clasp her arm, then dropped to his side.
commemorating
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
conclusion
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donned
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dress
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dropped
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From this reading His hand made as if to clasp her arm, then dropped to his side.
fantastic
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
festivities
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
final
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
fingers
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From this reading Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
glad
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
go
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From this reading "Please go now, quickly."
half-turned
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From this reading Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
hand
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From this reading His hand made as if to clasp her arm, then dropped to his side.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hand made as if to clasp her arm, then dropped to his side.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His hand made as if to clasp her arm, then dropped to his side.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
lightly
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From this reading Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
made
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From this reading His hand made as if to clasp her arm, then dropped to his side.
military
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
moment
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
more
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night's
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
notice
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now
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From this reading "Please go now, quickly."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
Please
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From this reading "Please go now, quickly."
quickly
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From this reading "Please go now, quickly."
selected
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
semi-barbaric
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
side
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From this reading His hand made as if to clasp her arm, then dropped to his side.
spoke
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From this reading When at last she spoke, her voice was steady.
steady
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From this reading When at last she spoke, her voice was steady.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
table
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From this reading Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
then
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From this reading His hand made as if to clasp her arm, then dropped to his side.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His hand made as if to clasp her arm, then dropped to his side.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Her fingers lightly caressed a button on the long table as she half-turned toward him.
trappings
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
trembling
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
voice
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From this reading When at last she spoke, her voice was steady.
war
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
weird
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at last she spoke, her voice was steady.
wore
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From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At this moment, she was glad they still wore the semi-barbaric accoutrements donned for last night's festivities, commemorating the conclusion of the final war--weird, fantastic trappings, selected more for adornment than for approximations of ancient military dress--for he would not notice that she was trembling.
