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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 Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
adulation
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From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
all
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From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
almost
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
appreciation
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
aromatic
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
au
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
badly
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
bath
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From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
bath-room
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From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
became
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
boudoir
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From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
café
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
chance
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
coffee
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
country-house
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
day
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
deficiency
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
depended
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From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
down
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From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
earth
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From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
emeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
Empress
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From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
expected
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
few
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
flavour
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
force
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
fullness
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
gave
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
gross
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
homage
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
Impatient
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From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
lacked
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
lait
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
lapped
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From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
letters
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
like
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From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
Louis
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From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
lovely
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From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
Madame
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
made
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From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
marble
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From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
Marwitz
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
Massachusetts
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
mental
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From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
mishap
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
miss
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
occupation
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From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
occurred
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
offence
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
often
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From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
opening
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
partaken
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From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
perfumed
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From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
post
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
quarter
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From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
Quinze
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From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
reading
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
Roman
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From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
seen
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
shallow
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From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
shortly
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From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
sitting
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
square
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From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
steps
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From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
stimulant
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
strong
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
sweet
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
terrace
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
there
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
tide
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
To-day
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From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
unnatural
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
unusual
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
von
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
water
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From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
waves
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From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Madame von Marwitz was sitting on the great terrace of a country-house in Massachusetts, opening and reading her post, as we have already seen her do.
weary
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From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To-day the mental coffee was as strong and as perfumed as that of which she had shortly before partaken in her lovely little _Louis Quinze_ boudoir, after she had come in from her bath.
white
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From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The bath-room was like that of a Roman Empress, all white marble, with a square of emerald water into which one descended down shallow marble steps.
wrong
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From this reading To miss the fullness of the tide gave her, when by chance there was deficiency, the feeling that badly made _café au lait_ gave her at the beginning of the day; something was wrong; the expected stimulant lacked in force or in flavour, and coffee that was not strong and sweet and aromatic was a mishap so unusual that, when it occurred, it became an offence almost gross and unnatural, as did a post that brought few letters of homage and appreciation.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Impatient and weary as the occupation often made her, she yet depended upon the morning waves of adulation that lapped in upon her from every quarter of the earth.
