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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 AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But, after all, it was upon her companion, not upon her, that our regard was riveted.
all
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From this reading But, after all, it was upon her companion, not upon her, that our regard was riveted.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
apart
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From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
astonishing
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From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
BAY
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From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
bunch
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, after all, it was upon her companion, not upon her, that our regard was riveted.
button-hole
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From this reading He wore a red ribbon in his button-hole.
certain
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closely
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
companion
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From this reading But, after all, it was upon her companion, not upon her, that our regard was riveted.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
cut
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
dark-blue
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
dress
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
dressed
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From this reading He was dressed with the neat exactitude of a Frenchman of fashion.
entrance
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From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
exactitude
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From this reading He was dressed with the neat exactitude of a Frenchman of fashion.
excite
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From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
fashion
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From this reading He was dressed with the neat exactitude of a Frenchman of fashion.
fitting
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
Frenchman
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From this reading He was dressed with the neat exactitude of a Frenchman of fashion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
front
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
gown
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
hat
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was dressed with the neat exactitude of a Frenchman of fashion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wore a red ribbon in his button-hole.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
interest
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From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, after all, it was upon her companion, not upon her, that our regard was riveted.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
lady
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
large
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
neat
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From this reading He was dressed with the neat exactitude of a Frenchman of fashion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, after all, it was upon her companion, not upon her, that our regard was riveted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
only
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
ordinary
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From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But, after all, it was upon her companion, not upon her, that our regard was riveted.
Paris
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
persons
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From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
red
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
regard
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From this reading But, after all, it was upon her companion, not upon her, that our regard was riveted.
ribbon
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From this reading He wore a red ribbon in his button-hole.
riveted
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From this reading But, after all, it was upon her companion, not upon her, that our regard was riveted.
room
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From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
roses
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
significance
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From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
striking
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
tailor
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, after all, it was upon her companion, not upon her, that our regard was riveted.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
throng
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From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
turquoises
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
two
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From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But, after all, it was upon her companion, not upon her, that our regard was riveted.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT BAY The entrance of these two persons into the room, apart from its astonishing significance to us, seemed to excite a certain amount of interest amongst the ordinary throng.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, after all, it was upon her companion, not upon her, that our regard was riveted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was dressed with the neat exactitude of a Frenchman of fashion.
wore
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises wore a dark-blue closely fitting gown, which only a Paris tailor could have cut, a large and striking hat, and a great bunch of red roses in the front of her dress.
