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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 Sadie Ried was no longer a school-girl; she had graduated.
ago
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
appear
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT LAST.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
blue
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
busy
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From this reading The busy, exciting, triumphant day was done.
certainly
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From this reading More so, for Sadie's wildest flights of fancy had never made her valedictorian of her class, yet that she certainly was.
class
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From this reading More so, for Sadie's wildest flights of fancy had never made her valedictorian of her class, yet that she certainly was.
day
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From this reading The busy, exciting, triumphant day was done.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The busy, exciting, triumphant day was done.
dress
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
exciting
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From this reading The busy, exciting, triumphant day was done.
fancy
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From this reading More so, for Sadie's wildest flights of fancy had never made her valedictorian of her class, yet that she certainly was.
flights
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From this reading More so, for Sadie's wildest flights of fancy had never made her valedictorian of her class, yet that she certainly was.
folds
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
graduated
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From this reading Sadie Ried was no longer a school-girl; she had graduated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sadie Ried was no longer a school-girl; she had graduated.
Hall
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading More so, for Sadie's wildest flights of fancy had never made her valedictorian of her class, yet that she certainly was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT LAST.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
longer
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From this reading Sadie Ried was no longer a school-girl; she had graduated.
made
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From this reading More so, for Sadie's wildest flights of fancy had never made her valedictorian of her class, yet that she certainly was.
More
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From this reading More so, for Sadie's wildest flights of fancy had never made her valedictorian of her class, yet that she certainly was.
Music
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More so, for Sadie's wildest flights of fancy had never made her valedictorian of her class, yet that she certainly was.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sadie Ried was no longer a school-girl; she had graduated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
other
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
planned
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
platform
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
purest
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
Ried
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From this reading Sadie Ried was no longer a school-girl; she had graduated.
Sadie
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From this reading Sadie Ried was no longer a school-girl; she had graduated.
Sadie's
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From this reading More so, for Sadie's wildest flights of fancy had never made her valedictorian of her class, yet that she certainly was.
school-girl
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From this reading Sadie Ried was no longer a school-girl; she had graduated.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sadie Ried was no longer a school-girl; she had graduated.
silk
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
simple
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
softest
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
substituted
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
swept
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading More so, for Sadie's wildest flights of fancy had never made her valedictorian of her class, yet that she certainly was.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The busy, exciting, triumphant day was done.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
triumphant
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From this reading The busy, exciting, triumphant day was done.
valedictorian
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From this reading More so, for Sadie's wildest flights of fancy had never made her valedictorian of her class, yet that she certainly was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The busy, exciting, triumphant day was done.
way
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
white
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From this reading And although a dress of the softest, purest white had been substituted for the blue silk, in which she had so long ago planned to appear, its simple folds had swept the platform of Music Hall in as triumphant a way as ever she had planned for the other.
wildest
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From this reading More so, for Sadie's wildest flights of fancy had never made her valedictorian of her class, yet that she certainly was.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading More so, for Sadie's wildest flights of fancy had never made her valedictorian of her class, yet that she certainly was.
