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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 dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading A telephone stood at her elbow amongst a chaos of tortoiseshell-backed toilet articles.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Madame Félanie was a clever woman and she understood the art of environment.
articles
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From this reading A telephone stood at her elbow amongst a chaos of tortoiseshell-backed toilet articles.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A telephone stood at her elbow amongst a chaos of tortoiseshell-backed toilet articles.
attentions
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
become
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From this reading Her dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
bower
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From this reading Her dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
careful
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
carpet
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
chaos
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From this reading A telephone stood at her elbow amongst a chaos of tortoiseshell-backed toilet articles.
clever
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From this reading Madame Félanie was a clever woman and she understood the art of environment.
comfort
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From this reading Her dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
comfortable
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
contemplating
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
corner
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
divan
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
dressing
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
dressing-room
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From this reading Her dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Her dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
elbow
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From this reading A telephone stood at her elbow amongst a chaos of tortoiseshell-backed toilet articles.
Empire
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
environment
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From this reading Madame Félanie was a clever woman and she understood the art of environment.
etching
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
few
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
floor
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
furniture
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
Félanie
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
gaily-decorated
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
green
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
INTERRUPTEDnounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
luxury
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From this reading Her dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
Madame
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maid's
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
many
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From this reading Her dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
mirror
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
months
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From this reading Her dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
most
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
result
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
REVUE
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
sat
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame Félanie was a clever woman and she understood the art of environment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
soft
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A telephone stood at her elbow amongst a chaos of tortoiseshell-backed toilet articles.
strenuous
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
success
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From this reading Her dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
swung
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
table
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From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
telephone
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From this reading A telephone stood at her elbow amongst a chaos of tortoiseshell-backed toilet articles.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
There
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
toilet
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From this reading A telephone stood at her elbow amongst a chaos of tortoiseshell-backed toilet articles.
tortoiseshell-backed
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From this reading A telephone stood at her elbow amongst a chaos of tortoiseshell-backed toilet articles.
transformed
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From this reading Her dressing-room, during the many months of her great success, had become transformed into a little bower of luxury and comfort.
trifles
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
understood
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From this reading Madame Félanie was a clever woman and she understood the art of environment.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
wall
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From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED REVUE Madame Félanie sat before the gaily-decorated mirror which swung upon her dressing table, contemplating the result of her maid's careful and strenuous attentions.
woman
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From this reading Madame Félanie was a clever woman and she understood the art of environment.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a soft green carpet upon the floor, a wonderful divan in the most comfortable corner, a few trifles of Empire furniture, an etching or so upon the wall.
