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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 drawing-rooms of one of the most magnificent private residences in Austin are a blaze of lights.
acknowledged
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From this reading Austin society is acknowledged to be the wittiest, the most select, and the highest bred to be found southwest of Kansas City.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The drawing-rooms of one of the most magnificent private residences in Austin are a blaze of lights.
Austin
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From this reading The drawing-rooms of one of the most magnificent private residences in Austin are a blaze of lights.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Austin society is acknowledged to be the wittiest, the most select, and the highest bred to be found southwest of Kansas City.
beauty
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From this reading The rooms are filled with the culture, the beauty, the youth and fashion of society.
blaze
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From this reading The drawing-rooms of one of the most magnificent private residences in Austin are a blaze of lights.
bred
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From this reading Austin society is acknowledged to be the wittiest, the most select, and the highest bred to be found southwest of Kansas City.
buds
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From this reading The occasion is the entrée into society of one of the fairest buds in the City of the Violet Crown.
carpet
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From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
Carriages
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From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
City
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From this reading The occasion is the entrée into society of one of the fairest buds in the City of the Violet Crown.
Crown
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From this reading The occasion is the entrée into society of one of the fairest buds in the City of the Violet Crown.
culture
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From this reading The rooms are filled with the culture, the beauty, the youth and fashion of society.
delicate
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From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
doorway
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From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
drawing-rooms
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From this reading The drawing-rooms of one of the most magnificent private residences in Austin are a blaze of lights.
entrée
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From this reading The occasion is the entrée into society of one of the fairest buds in the City of the Violet Crown.
fairest
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From this reading The occasion is the entrée into society of one of the fairest buds in the City of the Violet Crown.
fashion
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From this reading The rooms are filled with the culture, the beauty, the youth and fashion of society.
feet
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From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
filled
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From this reading The rooms are filled with the culture, the beauty, the youth and fashion of society.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Austin society is acknowledged to be the wittiest, the most select, and the highest bred to be found southwest of Kansas City.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
front
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From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
gate
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From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
guests
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From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
highest
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From this reading Austin society is acknowledged to be the wittiest, the most select, and the highest bred to be found southwest of Kansas City.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The drawing-rooms of one of the most magnificent private residences in Austin are a blaze of lights.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The occasion is the entrée into society of one of the fairest buds in the City of the Violet Crown.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
Kansas
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From this reading Austin society is acknowledged to be the wittiest, the most select, and the highest bred to be found southwest of Kansas City.
lights
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From this reading The drawing-rooms of one of the most magnificent private residences in Austin are a blaze of lights.
line
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From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
magnificent
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From this reading The drawing-rooms of one of the most magnificent private residences in Austin are a blaze of lights.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
most
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From this reading The drawing-rooms of one of the most magnificent private residences in Austin are a blaze of lights.
occasion
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From this reading The occasion is the entrée into society of one of the fairest buds in the City of the Violet Crown.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The drawing-rooms of one of the most magnificent private residences in Austin are a blaze of lights.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The drawing-rooms of one of the most magnificent private residences in Austin are a blaze of lights.
private
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From this reading The drawing-rooms of one of the most magnificent private residences in Austin are a blaze of lights.
residences
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From this reading The drawing-rooms of one of the most magnificent private residences in Austin are a blaze of lights.
rooms
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From this reading The rooms are filled with the culture, the beauty, the youth and fashion of society.
select
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From this reading Austin society is acknowledged to be the wittiest, the most select, and the highest bred to be found southwest of Kansas City.
society
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From this reading The occasion is the entrée into society of one of the fairest buds in the City of the Violet Crown.
southwest
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From this reading Austin society is acknowledged to be the wittiest, the most select, and the highest bred to be found southwest of Kansas City.
spread
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From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
streets
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From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The drawing-rooms of one of the most magnificent private residences in Austin are a blaze of lights.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
tread
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From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
velvet
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From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
Violet
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From this reading The occasion is the entrée into society of one of the fairest buds in the City of the Violet Crown.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Carriages line the streets in front, and from gate to doorway is spread a velvet carpet, on which the delicate feet of the guests may tread.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rooms are filled with the culture, the beauty, the youth and fashion of society.
wittiest
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From this reading Austin society is acknowledged to be the wittiest, the most select, and the highest bred to be found southwest of Kansas City.
youth
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From this reading The rooms are filled with the culture, the beauty, the youth and fashion of society.
