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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are many different kinds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.
brim
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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.
commonest
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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.
Corean
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From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.
court
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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.
crown
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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.
curious
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From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There are many different kinds.
dress
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From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.
flaps
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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.
flat
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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.
halfway
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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.
hat
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From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.
hats
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From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.
high
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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.
house
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From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.
kinds
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From this reading There are many different kinds.
like
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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.
many
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From this reading There are many different kinds.
most
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From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.
occupations
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From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.
old
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From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.
out-door
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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.
out-doors
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From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.
people
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From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.
projecting
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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.
round
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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.
royal
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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.
sides
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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.
skull-caps
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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.
square-topped
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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.
There
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From this reading There are many different kinds.
up
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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.
wide
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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.
wings
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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.
young
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From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.