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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 A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am a _déclassée_,” she said to herself as she sat amongst the rhododendrons and the monkeys.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “I am a _déclassée_,” she said to herself as she sat amongst the rhododendrons and the monkeys.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
away
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From this reading “Oh, the waste, the folly, the disgrace!” she murmured as she pushed the newspapers away from her.
brilliant
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
bust
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From this reading She looked very like her bust by Dalou as she thrust the offending journals off her lap.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She looked very like her bust by Dalou as she thrust the offending journals off her lap.
cambric
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
cast
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
chroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
common
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From this reading For she had peculiar views of her own, and had little or nothing in common with her generation or with her procreators.
Dalou
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From this reading She looked very like her bust by Dalou as she thrust the offending journals off her lap.
deep
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading “Oh, the waste, the folly, the disgrace!” she murmured as she pushed the newspapers away from her.
dressed
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
déclassée
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From this reading “I am a _déclassée_,” she said to herself as she sat amongst the rhododendrons and the monkeys.
English
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
festivities
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading “Oh, the waste, the folly, the disgrace!” she murmured as she pushed the newspapers away from her.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For she had peculiar views of her own, and had little or nothing in common with her generation or with her procreators.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Oh, the waste, the folly, the disgrace!” she murmured as she pushed the newspapers away from her.
frowned
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
garden
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
generation
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From this reading For she had peculiar views of her own, and had little or nothing in common with her generation or with her procreators.
grove
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For she had peculiar views of her own, and had little or nothing in common with her generation or with her procreators.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I am a _déclassée_,” she said to herself as she sat amongst the rhododendrons and the monkeys.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am a _déclassée_,” she said to herself as she sat amongst the rhododendrons and the monkeys.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
journals
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
lap
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From this reading She looked very like her bust by Dalou as she thrust the offending journals off her lap.
like
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From this reading She looked very like her bust by Dalou as she thrust the offending journals off her lap.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For she had peculiar views of her own, and had little or nothing in common with her generation or with her procreators.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked very like her bust by Dalou as she thrust the offending journals off her lap.
magnolia
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
marble
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
matters
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
monkeys
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From this reading “I am a _déclassée_,” she said to herself as she sat amongst the rhododendrons and the monkeys.
murmured
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From this reading “Oh, the waste, the folly, the disgrace!” she murmured as she pushed the newspapers away from her.
newspapers
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From this reading “Oh, the waste, the folly, the disgrace!” she murmured as she pushed the newspapers away from her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For she had peculiar views of her own, and had little or nothing in common with her generation or with her procreators.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
off
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From this reading She looked very like her bust by Dalou as she thrust the offending journals off her lap.
offending
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From this reading She looked very like her bust by Dalou as she thrust the offending journals off her lap.
office
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, the waste, the folly, the disgrace!” she murmured as she pushed the newspapers away from her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For she had peculiar views of her own, and had little or nothing in common with her generation or with her procreators.
Oriental
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
own
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From this reading For she had peculiar views of her own, and had little or nothing in common with her generation or with her procreators.
peculiar
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From this reading For she had peculiar views of her own, and had little or nothing in common with her generation or with her procreators.
procreators
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From this reading For she had peculiar views of her own, and had little or nothing in common with her generation or with her procreators.
pushed
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From this reading “Oh, the waste, the folly, the disgrace!” she murmured as she pushed the newspapers away from her.
read
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
rhododendrons
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From this reading “I am a _déclassée_,” she said to herself as she sat amongst the rhododendrons and the monkeys.
said
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From this reading “I am a _déclassée_,” she said to herself as she sat amongst the rhododendrons and the monkeys.
sat
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
shade
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
sighed
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
steps
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
thrust
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From this reading She looked very like her bust by Dalou as she thrust the offending journals off her lap.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
various
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
very
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From this reading She looked very like her bust by Dalou as she thrust the offending journals off her lap.
views
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From this reading For she had peculiar views of her own, and had little or nothing in common with her generation or with her procreators.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “Oh, the waste, the folly, the disgrace!” she murmured as she pushed the newspapers away from her.
white
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
woman
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
young
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From this reading A young woman, dressed in white cambric, with the deep shade of a magnolia grove cast upon her as she sat on the marble steps of an Oriental garden, read of these brilliant festivities in various English journals whose office it is to chronicle such matters; and as she read she frowned, and as she frowned she sighed.
