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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 They found a seat under a tall elm tree, and Anna leaned back.
able
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From this reading Fancy an Englishman being able to waltz!
aglow
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From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
alive
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fancy an Englishman being able to waltz!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
Anna
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From this reading They found a seat under a tall elm tree, and Anna leaned back.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
awake
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
away
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
back
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From this reading They found a seat under a tall elm tree, and Anna leaned back.
ballroom
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From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Fancy an Englishman being able to waltz!
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
breathless
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From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
brilliance
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came
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
city
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
completes
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From this reading "Of course," she murmured, "this is the one thing which completes my subjugation.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course," she murmured, "this is the one thing which completes my subjugation.
distance
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
ears
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
elm
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From this reading They found a seat under a tall elm tree, and Anna leaned back.
Englishman
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From this reading Fancy an Englishman being able to waltz!
fading
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From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
fairy
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falling
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
Fancy
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From this reading Fancy an Englishman being able to waltz!
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found a seat under a tall elm tree, and Anna leaned back.
further
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
gardens
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From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
grey
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Of course," she murmured, "this is the one thing which completes my subjugation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
lanterns
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From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
leaned
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From this reading They found a seat under a tall elm tree, and Anna leaned back.
London
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From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
mixture
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
moon
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From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
most
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From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
murmured
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From this reading "Of course," she murmured, "this is the one thing which completes my subjugation.
music
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Of course," she murmured, "this is the one thing which completes my subjugation.
near
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Of course," she murmured, "this is the one thing which completes my subjugation.
orchestra
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
out
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From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
paused
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From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
queer
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
rising
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From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
roar
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
seat
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From this reading They found a seat under a tall elm tree, and Anna leaned back.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course," she murmured, "this is the one thing which completes my subjugation.
sounds
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
stone
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
subjugation
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From this reading "Of course," she murmured, "this is the one thing which completes my subjugation.
tall
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From this reading They found a seat under a tall elm tree, and Anna leaned back.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course," she murmured, "this is the one thing which completes my subjugation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Of course," she murmured, "this is the one thing which completes my subjugation.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
tree
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From this reading They found a seat under a tall elm tree, and Anna leaned back.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They found a seat under a tall elm tree, and Anna leaned back.
walked
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From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
walls
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From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
waltz
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From this reading Fancy an Englishman being able to waltz!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a queer mixture of sounds which came to their ears; in the near distance, the music of a wonderful orchestra rising and falling; further away, the roar of the great city still awake and alive outside the boundary of those grey stone walls.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They paused at last, breathless, and walked out of the most wonderful ballroom in London into the gardens, aglow with fairy lanterns whose brilliance was already fading before the rising moon.
