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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 This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
accompanied
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From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
acquaintance
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From this reading That evening, in the gardens of the Kursaal, he renewed acquaintance with Angela Vivian.
all
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From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
Angela
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From this reading That evening, in the gardens of the Kursaal, he renewed acquaintance with Angela Vivian.
angle
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From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
attended
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From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
Baden
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From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
barriers
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From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
Bernard
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From this reading Gordon Wright engaged in conversation with Mrs. Vivian, while Bernard enjoyed an interview with her daughter.
Blanche
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From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
brilliant
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From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
came
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From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
conform
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From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
conversation
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From this reading Gordon Wright engaged in conversation with Mrs. Vivian, while Bernard enjoyed an interview with her daughter.
corner
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From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
crowd
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From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
daughter
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From this reading Gordon Wright engaged in conversation with Mrs. Vivian, while Bernard enjoyed an interview with her daughter.
engaged
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From this reading Gordon Wright engaged in conversation with Mrs. Vivian, while Bernard enjoyed an interview with her daughter.
enjoyed
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From this reading Gordon Wright engaged in conversation with Mrs. Vivian, while Bernard enjoyed an interview with her daughter.
evening
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From this reading That evening, in the gardens of the Kursaal, he renewed acquaintance with Angela Vivian.
Evers
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From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
fact
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From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
gardens
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From this reading That evening, in the gardens of the Kursaal, he renewed acquaintance with Angela Vivian.
Gordon
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From this reading Gordon Wright engaged in conversation with Mrs. Vivian, while Bernard enjoyed an interview with her daughter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That evening, in the gardens of the Kursaal, he renewed acquaintance with Angela Vivian.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
hero
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From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
ignore
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From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That evening, in the gardens of the Kursaal, he renewed acquaintance with Angela Vivian.
interview
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From this reading Gordon Wright engaged in conversation with Mrs. Vivian, while Bernard enjoyed an interview with her daughter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
Kursaal
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From this reading That evening, in the gardens of the Kursaal, he renewed acquaintance with Angela Vivian.
lady
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From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
listen
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From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
Lovelock
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From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
meeting
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From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
mother
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From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
movement
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From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
Mrs
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From this reading Gordon Wright engaged in conversation with Mrs. Vivian, while Bernard enjoyed an interview with her daughter.
music
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From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening, in the gardens of the Kursaal, he renewed acquaintance with Angela Vivian.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
preferred
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From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
previous
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From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
privacy
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From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
quiet
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From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
renewed
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From this reading That evening, in the gardens of the Kursaal, he renewed acquaintance with Angela Vivian.
rigidly
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From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
said
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From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
seated
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From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
sit
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From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
terrace
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From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening, in the gardens of the Kursaal, he renewed acquaintance with Angela Vivian.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening, in the gardens of the Kursaal, he renewed acquaintance with Angela Vivian.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
turn
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From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
usual
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From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
Vivian
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From this reading That evening, in the gardens of the Kursaal, he renewed acquaintance with Angela Vivian.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her mother came, as usual, to sit and listen to the music, accompanied by Blanche Evers, who was in turn attended by Captain Lovelock.
wished
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From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That evening, in the gardens of the Kursaal, he renewed acquaintance with Angela Vivian.
world
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From this reading This little party found privacy in the crowd; they seated themselves in a quiet corner in an angle of one of the barriers of the terrace, while the movement of the brilliant Baden world went on around them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
Wright
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From this reading Gordon Wright engaged in conversation with Mrs. Vivian, while Bernard enjoyed an interview with her daughter.
young
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From this reading This young lady continued to ignore the fact of their previous meeting, and our hero said to himself that all he wished was to know what she preferred--he would rigidly conform to it.
