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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 “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
All
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the stage, six of the characters had already appeared in the opening parlour scene.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
appeared
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From this reading On the stage, six of the characters had already appeared in the opening parlour scene.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Hurstwood ceased talking, and went with Drouet and his friend Sagar Morrison around to the box.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the curtain was ready to go up.
baton
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
box
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From this reading Hurstwood ceased talking, and went with Drouet and his friend Sagar Morrison around to the box.
ceased
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From this reading Hurstwood ceased talking, and went with Drouet and his friend Sagar Morrison around to the box.
characters
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From this reading On the stage, six of the characters had already appeared in the opening parlour scene.
company
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
completed
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
curtain
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From this reading At last the curtain was ready to go up.
curtain-raising
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
down
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
Drouet
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From this reading Hurstwood ceased talking, and went with Drouet and his friend Sagar Morrison around to the box.
else
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From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
friend
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From this reading Hurstwood ceased talking, and went with Drouet and his friend Sagar Morrison around to the box.
girl
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From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
go
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From this reading At last the curtain was ready to go up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
hired
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
how
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From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
Hurstwood
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From this reading Hurstwood ceased talking, and went with Drouet and his friend Sagar Morrison around to the box.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the curtain was ready to go up.
leader
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
make-up
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
Morrison
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From this reading Hurstwood ceased talking, and went with Drouet and his friend Sagar Morrison around to the box.
music
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
Now
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From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the stage, six of the characters had already appeared in the opening parlour scene.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
opening
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From this reading On the stage, six of the characters had already appeared in the opening parlour scene.
orchestra
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
parlour
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From this reading On the stage, six of the characters had already appeared in the opening parlour scene.
rack
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
ready
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From this reading At last the curtain was ready to go up.
Sagar
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From this reading Hurstwood ceased talking, and went with Drouet and his friend Sagar Morrison around to the box.
said
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scene
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From this reading On the stage, six of the characters had already appeared in the opening parlour scene.
see
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settled
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
significantly
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
six
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From this reading On the stage, six of the characters had already appeared in the opening parlour scene.
small
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
soft
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
stage
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From this reading On the stage, six of the characters had already appeared in the opening parlour scene.
strain
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
talking
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From this reading Hurstwood ceased talking, and went with Drouet and his friend Sagar Morrison around to the box.
tapped
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From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the curtain was ready to go up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last the curtain was ready to go up.
tone
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From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
up
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From this reading At last the curtain was ready to go up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last the curtain was ready to go up.
we'll
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From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hurstwood ceased talking, and went with Drouet and his friend Sagar Morrison around to the box.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Now, we’ll see how the little girl does,” he said to Drouet, in a tone which no one else could hear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the details of the make-up had been completed, and the company settled down as the leader of the small, hired orchestra tapped significantly upon his music rack with his baton and began the soft curtain-raising strain.
