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adjoining
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All
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From this reading All was in order, from the heavy damask napkins and the Chelsea plates to the silver candlesticks and the old cut-glass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Is there anything lacking?" she asked.
arranged
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askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is there anything lacking?" she asked.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He came, and, standing beside her, surveyed the mahogany field.
called
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came
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candlesticks
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From this reading All was in order, from the heavy damask napkins and the Chelsea plates to the silver candlesticks and the old cut-glass.
care
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centre
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Chelsea
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COMPANY
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From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
cut
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cut-glass
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From this reading All was in order, from the heavy damask napkins and the Chelsea plates to the silver candlesticks and the old cut-glass.
damask
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From this reading All was in order, from the heavy damask napkins and the Chelsea plates to the silver candlesticks and the old cut-glass.
field
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From this reading He came, and, standing beside her, surveyed the mahogany field.
flowers
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From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
graceful
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From this reading She turned her graceful head, and called to her husband, whose step she heard in the adjoining room.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came, and, standing beside her, surveyed the mahogany field.
head
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From this reading She turned her graceful head, and called to her husband, whose step she heard in the adjoining room.
heard
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heavy
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From this reading All was in order, from the heavy damask napkins and the Chelsea plates to the silver candlesticks and the old cut-glass.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
husband
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there anything lacking?" she asked.
Jacqueline
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From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
lacking
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mahogany
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napkins
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From this reading All was in order, from the heavy damask napkins and the Chelsea plates to the silver candlesticks and the old cut-glass.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
old
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From this reading All was in order, from the heavy damask napkins and the Chelsea plates to the silver candlesticks and the old cut-glass.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All was in order, from the heavy damask napkins and the Chelsea plates to the silver candlesticks and the old cut-glass.
plates
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From this reading All was in order, from the heavy damask napkins and the Chelsea plates to the silver candlesticks and the old cut-glass.
polished
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From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
porcelain
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From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
room
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set
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From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned her graceful head, and called to her husband, whose step she heard in the adjoining room.
silver
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From this reading All was in order, from the heavy damask napkins and the Chelsea plates to the silver candlesticks and the old cut-glass.
stand
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From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He came, and, standing beside her, surveyed the mahogany field.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turned her graceful head, and called to her husband, whose step she heard in the adjoining room.
SUPPER
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From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
surveyed
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From this reading He came, and, standing beside her, surveyed the mahogany field.
table
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From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
there
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TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
turned
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vase
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From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was in order, from the heavy damask napkins and the Chelsea plates to the silver candlesticks and the old cut-glass.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She turned her graceful head, and called to her husband, whose step she heard in the adjoining room.
window
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From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading COMPANY TO SUPPER Jacqueline arranged the flowers, cut from her window stand, in the porcelain vase, and set the vase with care in the centre of the polished table.
