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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 AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
believed
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
came
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
CCLIII
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From this reading CCLIII.
central
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
charades
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From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
Clemenses
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From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
delivered
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
distinctive
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Just why the telharmonium has not made good its promises of popularity I do not know.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
entertainment
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
Eve
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From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
EVENING
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From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
events
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extent
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
feature
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
given
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From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just why the telharmonium has not made good its promises of popularity I do not know.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just why the telharmonium has not made good its promises of popularity I do not know.
HELEN
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From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
home
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From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
horns
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
hotels
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
houses
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
invention
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Just why the telharmonium has not made good its promises of popularity I do not know.
Just
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From this reading Just why the telharmonium has not made good its promises of popularity I do not know.
KELLER
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From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just why the telharmonium has not made good its promises of popularity I do not know.
known
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
made
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From this reading Just why the telharmonium has not made good its promises of popularity I do not know.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
megaphones
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
music
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musical
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
New-Year's
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From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Just why the telharmonium has not made good its promises of popularity I do not know.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
performers
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
phonographs
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
places
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
playing
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
popularity
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From this reading Just why the telharmonium has not made good its promises of popularity I do not know.
private
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
promises
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From this reading Just why the telharmonium has not made good its promises of popularity I do not know.
recall
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From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
regular
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
revolutionize
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
series
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
similar
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
skilled
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
social
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some
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
station
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
story-telling
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From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
supplied
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
telephone
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
telharmonium
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
two
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used
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From this reading The music came over the regular telephone wire, and was delivered through a series of horns or megaphones--similar to those used for phonographs--the playing being done, meanwhile, by skilled performers at the central station.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
why
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From this reading Just why the telharmonium has not made good its promises of popularity I do not know.
winter
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From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
wire
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From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN EVENING WITH HELEN KELLER I recall two pleasant social events of that winter: one a little party given at the Clemenses' home on New-Year's Eve, with charades and story-telling and music.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was the music feature of this party that was distinctive; it was supplied by wire through an invention known as the telharmonium which, it was believed, would revolutionize musical entertainment in such places as hotels, and to some extent in private houses.
