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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 doors were open, and three women continually in a feverish elation passed to and fro.
According
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From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
all
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From this reading Each room communicated directly with all the other rooms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
Audrey
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From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
Audrey's
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
blue
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
chairs
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
cloak
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
colour
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
communicated
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From this reading Each room communicated directly with all the other rooms.
continually
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From this reading The doors were open, and three women continually in a feverish elation passed to and fro.
corner
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
corridor
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From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
covered
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
custom
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From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
Danube
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
dark
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Each room communicated directly with all the other rooms.
doors
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From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
du
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each room communicated directly with all the other rooms.
elation
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From this reading The doors were open, and three women continually in a feverish elation passed to and fro.
electricity
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
Empire
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
evening
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
everywhere
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From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
feverish
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From this reading The doors were open, and three women continually in a feverish elation passed to and fro.
flat
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From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
following
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
form
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
French
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From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
Friday
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
fro
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From this reading The doors were open, and three women continually in a feverish elation passed to and fro.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
fur
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
garments
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
glowed
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
heavy
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
Hôtel
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
material
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
matinée
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
maximum
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From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
minimum
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From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
observed
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From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The doors were open, and three women continually in a feverish elation passed to and fro.
ornamented
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
other
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From this reading Each room communicated directly with all the other rooms.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doors were open, and three women continually in a feverish elation passed to and fro.
pink-shaded
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
rich
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
ROBES
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
room
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From this reading Each room communicated directly with all the other rooms.
rooms
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
second
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
silk
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
sofas
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
suite
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From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
there
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From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
three
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From this reading The doors were open, and three women continually in a feverish elation passed to and fro.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
transparent
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
velvet
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From this reading Empire chairs and sofas were covered with rich garments of every colour and form and material, from the transparent blue silk _matinée_ to the dark heavy cloak of velvet ornamented with fur.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The doors were open, and three women continually in a feverish elation passed to and fro.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading According to what Audrey had everywhere observed to be the French custom, there was in this flat the minimum of corridor and the maximum of doors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ROBES On the second following Friday evening, Audrey's suite of rooms at the Hôtel du Danube glowed in every corner with pink-shaded electricity.
women
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From this reading The doors were open, and three women continually in a feverish elation passed to and fro.
