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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 Everywhere was a confusion of garments, grease-paints, open bags, beer bottles, and half-emptied glasses.
air
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From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
appointed
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From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
bags
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From this reading Everywhere was a confusion of garments, grease-paints, open bags, beer bottles, and half-emptied glasses.
beat
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From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
beer
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From this reading Everywhere was a confusion of garments, grease-paints, open bags, beer bottles, and half-emptied glasses.
belated
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
bottles
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From this reading Everywhere was a confusion of garments, grease-paints, open bags, beer bottles, and half-emptied glasses.
ceiling
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From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
common
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From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
confusion
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From this reading Everywhere was a confusion of garments, grease-paints, open bags, beer bottles, and half-emptied glasses.
crowded
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From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
curtain
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
down
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From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
dressing
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From this reading Joyce had finished dressing.
dressing-ledges
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dressing-room
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From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
Everywhere
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From this reading Everywhere was a confusion of garments, grease-paints, open bags, beer bottles, and half-emptied glasses.
finished
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From this reading Joyce had finished dressing.
five
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
garments
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From this reading Everywhere was a confusion of garments, grease-paints, open bags, beer bottles, and half-emptied glasses.
gas-jets
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From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
glasses
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From this reading Everywhere was a confusion of garments, grease-paints, open bags, beer bottles, and half-emptied glasses.
got
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
grease-paints
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From this reading Everywhere was a confusion of garments, grease-paints, open bags, beer bottles, and half-emptied glasses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joyce had finished dressing.
half-attired
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From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
half-emptied
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From this reading Everywhere was a confusion of garments, grease-paints, open bags, beer bottles, and half-emptied glasses.
heat
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From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
hurry
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
Joyce
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From this reading Joyce had finished dressing.
low
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From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
lustily
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
male
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From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
members
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From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
men
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From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
minutes
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
moustachioed
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From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
ones
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
only
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Everywhere was a confusion of garments, grease-paints, open bags, beer bottles, and half-emptied glasses.
other's
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
painted
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From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
prevailed
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
reeked
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From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
rise
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
soap
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From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
stuffiness
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From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
swore
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
wanted
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
way
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From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It wanted only five minutes to the rise of the curtain, and hurry prevailed among belated ones, who got in each other’s way and swore lustily.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The common dressing-room appointed for the male members of the chorus was crowded with half-attired men, strangely painted and moustachioed.
yellow
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From this reading The low, blackened ceiling beat down the heat from the gas-jets over the dressing-ledges, and the air reeked of stuffiness, tobacco, and yellow soap.
