Chapter XXVII
THE DEBUT. The door was open. The long drawing-room afforded a sort of processional path for the newcomer. Her dress was not white like that of the ordinary _debutante_. It had a yellow golden glow of colour, warm yet soft.
Sir Tom
Chapter XXVII
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THE
DEBUT.
The
door
was
open.
The
long
drawing-room
afforded
a
sort
of
processional
path
for
the
newcomer.
Her
dress
was
not
white
like
that
of
the
ordinary
_debutante_.
It
had
a
yellow
golden
glow
of
colour,
warm
yet
soft.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
DEBUT.
Line 2
The
door
was
open.
Line 3
The
long
drawing-room
afforded
a
sort
of
processional
path
for
the
newcomer.
Line 4
Her
dress
was
not
white
like
that
of
the
ordinary
_debutante_.
Line 5
It
had
a
yellow
golden
glow
of
colour,
warm
yet
soft.
Learner Dictionary
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Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The long drawing-room afforded a sort of processional path for the newcomer.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The door was open.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “It had a yellow golden glow of colour, warm yet soft.”
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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 long drawing-room afforded a sort of processional path for the newcomer.
afforded
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From this reading The long drawing-room afforded a sort of processional path for the newcomer.
colour
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From this reading It had a yellow golden glow of colour, warm yet soft.
DEBUT
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From this reading THE DEBUT.
debutante
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door
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From this reading The door was open.
drawing-room
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From this reading The long drawing-room afforded a sort of processional path for the newcomer.
dress
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From this reading Her dress was not white like that of the ordinary _debutante_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The long drawing-room afforded a sort of processional path for the newcomer.
glow
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golden
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From this reading It had a yellow golden glow of colour, warm yet soft.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a yellow golden glow of colour, warm yet soft.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her dress was not white like that of the ordinary _debutante_.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a yellow golden glow of colour, warm yet soft.
like
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From this reading Her dress was not white like that of the ordinary _debutante_.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long drawing-room afforded a sort of processional path for the newcomer.
newcomer
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From this reading The long drawing-room afforded a sort of processional path for the newcomer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her dress was not white like that of the ordinary _debutante_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long drawing-room afforded a sort of processional path for the newcomer.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The door was open.
ordinary
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From this reading Her dress was not white like that of the ordinary _debutante_.
path
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From this reading The long drawing-room afforded a sort of processional path for the newcomer.
processional
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From this reading The long drawing-room afforded a sort of processional path for the newcomer.
soft
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From this reading It had a yellow golden glow of colour, warm yet soft.
sort
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From this reading The long drawing-room afforded a sort of processional path for the newcomer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her dress was not white like that of the ordinary _debutante_.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEBUT.
warm
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From this reading It had a yellow golden glow of colour, warm yet soft.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door was open.
white
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From this reading Her dress was not white like that of the ordinary _debutante_.
yellow
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From this reading It had a yellow golden glow of colour, warm yet soft.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It had a yellow golden glow of colour, warm yet soft.