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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 A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
air
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From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
All
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From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
array
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
band
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From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
base
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Digue was crowded by that time.
centimes
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
chairs
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
changed
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
children
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
company
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
cost
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
crowded
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From this reading The Digue was crowded by that time.
danced
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
day
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From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
Digue
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From this reading The Digue was crowded by that time.
donkeys
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From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
end
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From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
enjoy
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From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
evening
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From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
fashionable
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
festive
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
frocks
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
gaiety
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From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
gala
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
garb
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
gay
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
green
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
hats
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
Heyst
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From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
hire
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
large
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
madly
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
middle
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
more
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
movable
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From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
orchestra
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From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
other
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From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
out
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From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
painted
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
partake
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From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
people
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
place
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From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
playing
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From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
ran
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
robed
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
round
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
scene
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
seaside
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
sitting
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
skinny
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From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
ten
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Digue was crowded by that time.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Digue was crowded by that time.
three
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From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Digue was crowded by that time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
To-night
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
towed
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From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
turn
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From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
turned
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From this reading All Heyst had turned out to enjoy the evening air and to partake in the gaiety of the place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Digue was crowded by that time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A band was playing on the movable orchestra, which was towed by three skinny little donkeys, day after day, from one end of the Digue to the other.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading To-night, it was its turn to be in the middle, where a large company of people was sitting on green painted chairs that cost ten centimes for hire each, whilst children danced, or ran madly round and round its base.
white
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
whole
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From this reading Everyone had changed his, or her, seaside garb for more fashionable array--even the children were robed in white frocks and gala hats--and the whole scene was gay and festive.
