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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 Through the range of brightly lighted open windows behind him came the sound of a piano and stringed instruments, a subdued babble of voices, the whisper of women's skirts, and the sliding rush of valsing feet.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CARNIVAL--AND AFTER Tall and slim, in the black and white of his evening clothes, Colonel Carteret leaned his shoulder against an iron pillar of the verandah of the Hôtel de la Plage, and smoked, looking meditatively down into the moonlit garden.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading CARNIVAL--AND AFTER Tall and slim, in the black and white of his evening clothes, Colonel Carteret leaned his shoulder against an iron pillar of the verandah of the Hôtel de la Plage, and smoked, looking meditatively down into the moonlit garden.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CARNIVAL--AND AFTER Tall and slim, in the black and white of his evening clothes, Colonel Carteret leaned his shoulder against an iron pillar of the verandah of the Hôtel de la Plage, and smoked, looking meditatively down into the moonlit garden.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CARNIVAL--AND AFTER Tall and slim, in the black and white of his evening clothes, Colonel Carteret leaned his shoulder against an iron pillar of the verandah of the Hôtel de la Plage, and smoked, looking meditatively down into the moonlit garden.
Anglican
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From this reading It was mid-March, mid-Lent--which last fact she made an excuse--after taking ecclesiastical opinion on the subject, namely, that of Herbert Binning, the Anglican chaplain--for issuing invitations to a Cinderella dance.
apex
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From this reading To-night marked the culmination and apex of Henrietta Frayling's social effort.
appeared
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From this reading Damaris Verity, it appeared, had never really, properly and ceremoniously "come out"--a neglect which Henrietta protested should be repaired.
babble
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From this reading Through the range of brightly lighted open windows behind him came the sound of a piano and stringed instruments, a subdued babble of voices, the whisper of women's skirts, and the sliding rush of valsing feet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Damaris Verity, it appeared, had never really, properly and ceremoniously "come out"--a neglect which Henrietta protested should be repaired.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Through the range of brightly lighted open windows behind him came the sound of a piano and stringed instruments, a subdued babble of voices, the whisper of women's skirts, and the sliding rush of valsing feet.
Binning
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black
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brightly
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came
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CARNIVAL
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Carteret
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ceremoniously
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chaplain
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Cinderella
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clothes
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Colonel
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Damaris Verity, it appeared, had never really, properly and ceremoniously "come out"--a neglect which Henrietta protested should be repaired.
culmination
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From this reading To-night marked the culmination and apex of Henrietta Frayling's social effort.
Damaris
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dance
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de
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down
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ecclesiastical
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effort
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evening
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excuse
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fact
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feet
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From this reading Through the range of brightly lighted open windows behind him came the sound of a piano and stringed instruments, a subdued babble of voices, the whisper of women's skirts, and the sliding rush of valsing feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was mid-March, mid-Lent--which last fact she made an excuse--after taking ecclesiastical opinion on the subject, namely, that of Herbert Binning, the Anglican chaplain--for issuing invitations to a Cinderella dance.
Frayling's
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garden
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Damaris Verity, it appeared, had never really, properly and ceremoniously "come out"--a neglect which Henrietta protested should be repaired.
Henrietta
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Herbert
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Through the range of brightly lighted open windows behind him came the sound of a piano and stringed instruments, a subdued babble of voices, the whisper of women's skirts, and the sliding rush of valsing feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CARNIVAL--AND AFTER Tall and slim, in the black and white of his evening clothes, Colonel Carteret leaned his shoulder against an iron pillar of the verandah of the Hôtel de la Plage, and smoked, looking meditatively down into the moonlit garden.
Hôtel
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CARNIVAL--AND AFTER Tall and slim, in the black and white of his evening clothes, Colonel Carteret leaned his shoulder against an iron pillar of the verandah of the Hôtel de la Plage, and smoked, looking meditatively down into the moonlit garden.
instruments
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading CARNIVAL--AND AFTER Tall and slim, in the black and white of his evening clothes, Colonel Carteret leaned his shoulder against an iron pillar of the verandah of the Hôtel de la Plage, and smoked, looking meditatively down into the moonlit garden.
invitations
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iron
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issuing
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was mid-March, mid-Lent--which last fact she made an excuse--after taking ecclesiastical opinion on the subject, namely, that of Herbert Binning, the Anglican chaplain--for issuing invitations to a Cinderella dance.
la
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was mid-March, mid-Lent--which last fact she made an excuse--after taking ecclesiastical opinion on the subject, namely, that of Herbert Binning, the Anglican chaplain--for issuing invitations to a Cinderella dance.
leaned
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lighted
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looking
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made
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marked
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meditatively
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mid-Lent
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mid-March
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moonlit
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namely
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neglect
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From this reading Damaris Verity, it appeared, had never really, properly and ceremoniously "come out"--a neglect which Henrietta protested should be repaired.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Damaris Verity, it appeared, had never really, properly and ceremoniously "come out"--a neglect which Henrietta protested should be repaired.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CARNIVAL--AND AFTER Tall and slim, in the black and white of his evening clothes, Colonel Carteret leaned his shoulder against an iron pillar of the verandah of the Hôtel de la Plage, and smoked, looking meditatively down into the moonlit garden.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was mid-March, mid-Lent--which last fact she made an excuse--after taking ecclesiastical opinion on the subject, namely, that of Herbert Binning, the Anglican chaplain--for issuing invitations to a Cinderella dance.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Through the range of brightly lighted open windows behind him came the sound of a piano and stringed instruments, a subdued babble of voices, the whisper of women's skirts, and the sliding rush of valsing feet.
opinion
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out
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piano
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pillar
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Plage
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properly
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protested
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range
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really
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repaired
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rush
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was mid-March, mid-Lent--which last fact she made an excuse--after taking ecclesiastical opinion on the subject, namely, that of Herbert Binning, the Anglican chaplain--for issuing invitations to a Cinderella dance.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Damaris Verity, it appeared, had never really, properly and ceremoniously "come out"--a neglect which Henrietta protested should be repaired.
shoulder
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skirts
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sliding
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slim
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smoked
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social
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From this reading To-night marked the culmination and apex of Henrietta Frayling's social effort.
sound
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stringed
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subdued
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subject
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taking
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Tall
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was mid-March, mid-Lent--which last fact she made an excuse--after taking ecclesiastical opinion on the subject, namely, that of Herbert Binning, the Anglican chaplain--for issuing invitations to a Cinderella dance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CARNIVAL--AND AFTER Tall and slim, in the black and white of his evening clothes, Colonel Carteret leaned his shoulder against an iron pillar of the verandah of the Hôtel de la Plage, and smoked, looking meditatively down into the moonlit garden.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the range of brightly lighted open windows behind him came the sound of a piano and stringed instruments, a subdued babble of voices, the whisper of women's skirts, and the sliding rush of valsing feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was mid-March, mid-Lent--which last fact she made an excuse--after taking ecclesiastical opinion on the subject, namely, that of Herbert Binning, the Anglican chaplain--for issuing invitations to a Cinderella dance.
To-night
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From this reading To-night marked the culmination and apex of Henrietta Frayling's social effort.
valsing
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verandah
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Verity
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From this reading Damaris Verity, it appeared, had never really, properly and ceremoniously "come out"--a neglect which Henrietta protested should be repaired.
voices
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was mid-March, mid-Lent--which last fact she made an excuse--after taking ecclesiastical opinion on the subject, namely, that of Herbert Binning, the Anglican chaplain--for issuing invitations to a Cinderella dance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was mid-March, mid-Lent--which last fact she made an excuse--after taking ecclesiastical opinion on the subject, namely, that of Herbert Binning, the Anglican chaplain--for issuing invitations to a Cinderella dance.
whisper
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white
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windows
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women's
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