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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 THE TRAGEDY DINNER at Valhalla that night was a brilliant affair.
affair
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY DINNER at Valhalla that night was a brilliant affair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
Anna
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From this reading Anna, as chaperon, graced the head of the table, and Curran sat at her right hand.
Anna's
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From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TRAGEDY DINNER at Valhalla that night was a brilliant affair.
beautiful
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From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
brighter
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From this reading Her great dark eyes seemed brighter than usual and her cheeks showed a flush that was quite obviously not rouge.
brilliant
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY DINNER at Valhalla that night was a brilliant affair.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
caught
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From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
chaperon
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From this reading Anna, as chaperon, graced the head of the table, and Curran sat at her right hand.
cheeks
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From this reading Her great dark eyes seemed brighter than usual and her cheeks showed a flush that was quite obviously not rouge.
Curran
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From this reading Anna, as chaperon, graced the head of the table, and Curran sat at her right hand.
dark
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From this reading Her great dark eyes seemed brighter than usual and her cheeks showed a flush that was quite obviously not rouge.
DINNER
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY DINNER at Valhalla that night was a brilliant affair.
eyes
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From this reading Her great dark eyes seemed brighter than usual and her cheeks showed a flush that was quite obviously not rouge.
flush
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From this reading Her great dark eyes seemed brighter than usual and her cheeks showed a flush that was quite obviously not rouge.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
graced
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From this reading Anna, as chaperon, graced the head of the table, and Curran sat at her right hand.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her great dark eyes seemed brighter than usual and her cheeks showed a flush that was quite obviously not rouge.
guest
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From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
guests
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From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
hand
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From this reading Anna, as chaperon, graced the head of the table, and Curran sat at her right hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
head
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From this reading Anna, as chaperon, graced the head of the table, and Curran sat at her right hand.
heard
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From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anna, as chaperon, graced the head of the table, and Curran sat at her right hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
honor
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From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
like
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From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
Loft
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From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
Loft's
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From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
more
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From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
night
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY DINNER at Valhalla that night was a brilliant affair.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her great dark eyes seemed brighter than usual and her cheeks showed a flush that was quite obviously not rouge.
obviously
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From this reading Her great dark eyes seemed brighter than usual and her cheeks showed a flush that was quite obviously not rouge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anna, as chaperon, graced the head of the table, and Curran sat at her right hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
Pauline
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From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
place
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From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her great dark eyes seemed brighter than usual and her cheeks showed a flush that was quite obviously not rouge.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anna, as chaperon, graced the head of the table, and Curran sat at her right hand.
rouge
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From this reading Her great dark eyes seemed brighter than usual and her cheeks showed a flush that was quite obviously not rouge.
sat
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From this reading Anna, as chaperon, graced the head of the table, and Curran sat at her right hand.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her great dark eyes seemed brighter than usual and her cheeks showed a flush that was quite obviously not rouge.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
showed
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From this reading Her great dark eyes seemed brighter than usual and her cheeks showed a flush that was quite obviously not rouge.
table
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From this reading Anna, as chaperon, graced the head of the table, and Curran sat at her right hand.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her great dark eyes seemed brighter than usual and her cheeks showed a flush that was quite obviously not rouge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TRAGEDY DINNER at Valhalla that night was a brilliant affair.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAGEDY DINNER at Valhalla that night was a brilliant affair.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This left Pauline for Loft’s guest of honor, and as she took her place beside him, he thought she had never looked more beautiful.
TRAGEDY
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY DINNER at Valhalla that night was a brilliant affair.
used
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From this reading Anna’s name for the place had caught on, and Loft began to like it as he heard it used by his guests.
usual
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From this reading Her great dark eyes seemed brighter than usual and her cheeks showed a flush that was quite obviously not rouge.
Valhalla
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY DINNER at Valhalla that night was a brilliant affair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRAGEDY DINNER at Valhalla that night was a brilliant affair.
