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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 Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
accomplished
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From this reading The transition from Fourteenth Street to her present surroundings seemed to have been accomplished without the slightest hitch.
all
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From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her neck and arms, very fully visible, were irreproachable.
arms
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From this reading Her neck and arms, very fully visible, were irreproachable.
arranged
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From this reading Her blue-black hair, simply arranged but magnificent, triumphed over the fashions of the coiffeur.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The transition from Fourteenth Street to her present surroundings seemed to have been accomplished without the slightest hitch.
black
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From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
blue-black
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From this reading Her blue-black hair, simply arranged but magnificent, triumphed over the fashions of the coiffeur.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her blue-black hair, simply arranged but magnificent, triumphed over the fashions of the coiffeur.
cluster
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From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
coiffeur
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From this reading Her blue-black hair, simply arranged but magnificent, triumphed over the fashions of the coiffeur.
companion
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From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
Crawshay
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From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
engaged
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From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
enscrolled
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From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
exceedingly
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From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
faire
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From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
fashions
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From this reading Her blue-black hair, simply arranged but magnificent, triumphed over the fashions of the coiffeur.
figure
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From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
flowers
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From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
Fourteenth
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From this reading The transition from Fourteenth Street to her present surroundings seemed to have been accomplished without the slightest hitch.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The transition from Fourteenth Street to her present surroundings seemed to have been accomplished without the slightest hitch.
fully
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From this reading Her neck and arms, very fully visible, were irreproachable.
gown
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From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
hair
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From this reading Her blue-black hair, simply arranged but magnificent, triumphed over the fashions of the coiffeur.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The transition from Fourteenth Street to her present surroundings seemed to have been accomplished without the slightest hitch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
hitch
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From this reading The transition from Fourteenth Street to her present surroundings seemed to have been accomplished without the slightest hitch.
hour
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From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
immense
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From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
irreproachable
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From this reading Her neck and arms, very fully visible, were irreproachable.
later
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From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
magnificent
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From this reading Her blue-black hair, simply arranged but magnificent, triumphed over the fashions of the coiffeur.
man
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From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
neck
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From this reading Her neck and arms, very fully visible, were irreproachable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her blue-black hair, simply arranged but magnificent, triumphed over the fashions of the coiffeur.
piloted
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From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
present
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From this reading The transition from Fourteenth Street to her present surroundings seemed to have been accomplished without the slightest hitch.
redoubtable
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From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
restaurant
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From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
satin
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From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
savoir
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From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The transition from Fourteenth Street to her present surroundings seemed to have been accomplished without the slightest hitch.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
simply
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From this reading Her blue-black hair, simply arranged but magnificent, triumphed over the fashions of the coiffeur.
slightest
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From this reading The transition from Fourteenth Street to her present surroundings seemed to have been accomplished without the slightest hitch.
Street
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From this reading The transition from Fourteenth Street to her present surroundings seemed to have been accomplished without the slightest hitch.
striking
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From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
surroundings
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From this reading The transition from Fourteenth Street to her present surroundings seemed to have been accomplished without the slightest hitch.
table
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From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
town
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From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
transition
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From this reading The transition from Fourteenth Street to her present surroundings seemed to have been accomplished without the slightest hitch.
triumphed
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From this reading Her blue-black hair, simply arranged but magnificent, triumphed over the fashions of the coiffeur.
very
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From this reading Her neck and arms, very fully visible, were irreproachable.
visible
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From this reading Her neck and arms, very fully visible, were irreproachable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
way
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From this reading She was, in her way, an exceedingly striking figure in a black satin gown on which was enscrolled one immense cluster of flowers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her neck and arms, very fully visible, were irreproachable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Crawshay, about half an hour later, piloted his companion to the table which he had engaged in the restaurant with all the _savoir faire_ of a redoubtable man about town.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The transition from Fourteenth Street to her present surroundings seemed to have been accomplished without the slightest hitch.
