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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 The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
absence
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From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
Almer
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From this reading Mr. Almer made everybody merry, the children, the grown-up people, the poor, and the well-to-do.
Almer's
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From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE "Well, they were married, and the day was never forgotten in the village.
angel
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From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
beautiful
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From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
bride
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From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
children
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From this reading Mr. Almer made everybody merry, the children, the grown-up people, the poor, and the well-to-do.
day
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE "Well, they were married, and the day was never forgotten in the village.
departed
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From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
dress
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From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
dresses
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From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Mr. Almer made everybody merry, the children, the grown-up people, the poor, and the well-to-do.
face
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From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
feasting
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From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
flags
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From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
flowers
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From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE "Well, they were married, and the day was never forgotten in the village.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
grown-up
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From this reading Mr. Almer made everybody merry, the children, the grown-up people, the poor, and the well-to-do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
happiness
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From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
honeymoon
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From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
HUSBAND
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE "Well, they were married, and the day was never forgotten in the village.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE "Well, they were married, and the day was never forgotten in the village.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
joy
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From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
lady
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From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
light
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From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
like
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From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
made
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From this reading Mr. Almer made everybody merry, the children, the grown-up people, the poor, and the well-to-do.
married
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE "Well, they were married, and the day was never forgotten in the village.
merry
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From this reading Mr. Almer made everybody merry, the children, the grown-up people, the poor, and the well-to-do.
mistress
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From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Almer made everybody merry, the children, the grown-up people, the poor, and the well-to-do.
music
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From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE "Well, they were married, and the day was never forgotten in the village.
New
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From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
newly-married
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From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
night
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From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
old
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From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
pair
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From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
people
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From this reading Mr. Almer made everybody merry, the children, the grown-up people, the poor, and the well-to-do.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Almer made everybody merry, the children, the grown-up people, the poor, and the well-to-do.
pride
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From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
ribbons
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From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
seen
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From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
shone
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From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE "Well, they were married, and the day was never forgotten in the village.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
there
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From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE "Well, they were married, and the day was never forgotten in the village.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading New dresses, ribbons, flags, flowers, music and feasting from morning to night--there was never seen anything like it.
tour
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From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
veil
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From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
villa
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From this reading "In the afternoon they departed on their honeymoon tour, and the old lady was left mistress of the villa during the absence of the newly-married pair.
village
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE "Well, they were married, and the day was never forgotten in the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE "Well, they were married, and the day was never forgotten in the village.
Well
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE "Well, they were married, and the day was never forgotten in the village.
well-to-do
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From this reading Mr. Almer made everybody merry, the children, the grown-up people, the poor, and the well-to-do.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE "Well, they were married, and the day was never forgotten in the village.
white
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From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
WIFE
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE "Well, they were married, and the day was never forgotten in the village.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The bride, in her white dress and veil, was as beautiful as an angel, and Mr. Almer's face had a light in it such as I had never seen before--it shone with pride, and joy, and happiness.
