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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 A SNAKE IN THE GRASS.
all
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
Alstyne
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From this reading Out in the ball-room Senator Van Alstyne was dancing with Mrs. Vernon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The music surged in sweet, soft strains, the dancers danced, and the moments went by.
away
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
ball-room
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From this reading Out in the ball-room Senator Van Alstyne was dancing with Mrs. Vernon.
banksia
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
black
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From this reading Her face was flushed with triumph, and her eyes held a look of exultation in their black, velvety depths.
broke
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The music surged in sweet, soft strains, the dancers danced, and the moments went by.
clusters
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
conservatory
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
danced
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From this reading The music surged in sweet, soft strains, the dancers danced, and the moments went by.
dancers
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From this reading The music surged in sweet, soft strains, the dancers danced, and the moments went by.
dancing
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From this reading Out in the ball-room Senator Van Alstyne was dancing with Mrs. Vernon.
depths
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From this reading Her face was flushed with triumph, and her eyes held a look of exultation in their black, velvety depths.
dreamy
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
exultation
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From this reading Her face was flushed with triumph, and her eyes held a look of exultation in their black, velvety depths.
eyes
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From this reading Her face was flushed with triumph, and her eyes held a look of exultation in their black, velvety depths.
face
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From this reading Her face was flushed with triumph, and her eyes held a look of exultation in their black, velvety depths.
far
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
flushed
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From this reading Her face was flushed with triumph, and her eyes held a look of exultation in their black, velvety depths.
fountain
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
GRASS
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From this reading A SNAKE IN THE GRASS.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
heaped
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
held
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From this reading Her face was flushed with triumph, and her eyes held a look of exultation in their black, velvety depths.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was flushed with triumph, and her eyes held a look of exultation in their black, velvety depths.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SNAKE IN THE GRASS.
lay
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face was flushed with triumph, and her eyes held a look of exultation in their black, velvety depths.
low
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
mistress
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
moments
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From this reading The music surged in sweet, soft strains, the dancers danced, and the moments went by.
Mrs
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From this reading Out in the ball-room Senator Van Alstyne was dancing with Mrs. Vernon.
music
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From this reading The music surged in sweet, soft strains, the dancers danced, and the moments went by.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
Out
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From this reading Out in the ball-room Senator Van Alstyne was dancing with Mrs. Vernon.
roses
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
seat
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
Senator
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From this reading Out in the ball-room Senator Van Alstyne was dancing with Mrs. Vernon.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
SNAKE
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From this reading A SNAKE IN THE GRASS.
soft
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From this reading The music surged in sweet, soft strains, the dancers danced, and the moments went by.
splashing
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
strains
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From this reading The music surged in sweet, soft strains, the dancers danced, and the moments went by.
surged
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From this reading The music surged in sweet, soft strains, the dancers danced, and the moments went by.
sweet
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From this reading The music surged in sweet, soft strains, the dancers danced, and the moments went by.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SNAKE IN THE GRASS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her face was flushed with triumph, and her eyes held a look of exultation in their black, velvety depths.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
triumph
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From this reading Her face was flushed with triumph, and her eyes held a look of exultation in their black, velvety depths.
unconscious
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
Van
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From this reading Out in the ball-room Senator Van Alstyne was dancing with Mrs. Vernon.
velvety
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From this reading Her face was flushed with triumph, and her eyes held a look of exultation in their black, velvety depths.
Vernon
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From this reading Out in the ball-room Senator Van Alstyne was dancing with Mrs. Vernon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Out in the ball-room Senator Van Alstyne was dancing with Mrs. Vernon.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The music surged in sweet, soft strains, the dancers danced, and the moments went by.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
white
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From this reading And still the mistress of all this splendor lay white and unconscious upon the low seat in the conservatory, where the banksia roses were heaped in great clusters, and the dreamy splashing of the little fountain not far away alone broke the silence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Out in the ball-room Senator Van Alstyne was dancing with Mrs. Vernon.
