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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 After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
afford
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From this reading She sat in her big touring-car—in which one could afford to wear ermine.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
all
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From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
automobile
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From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
beautiful
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From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
berthsplural nounUS /bɜrθs/
sleeping places on a ship
From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
best
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big
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From this reading She sat in her big touring-car—in which one could afford to wear ermine.
black
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From this reading Mrs. Winnie was a picture of joyful health, with a glow in her rich complexion, and a sparkle in her black eyes.
breath
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came
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caught
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chairs
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
chandelier
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
Christmas
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From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
clad
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coat
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From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
complexion
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From this reading Mrs. Winnie was a picture of joyful health, with a glow in her rich complexion, and a sparkle in her black eyes.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She sat in her big touring-car—in which one could afford to wear ermine.
dancing
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From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
easy
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
electric
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
ermine
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From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
eyes
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From this reading Mrs. Winnie was a picture of joyful health, with a glow in her rich complexion, and a sparkle in her black eyes.
felt
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From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
festivities
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From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
glow
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From this reading Mrs. Winnie was a picture of joyful health, with a glow in her rich complexion, and a sparkle in her black eyes.
gorgeous
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happy
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From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
health
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From this reading Mrs. Winnie was a picture of joyful health, with a glow in her rich complexion, and a sparkle in her black eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
hotel
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
instance
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
joyful
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From this reading Mrs. Winnie was a picture of joyful health, with a glow in her rich complexion, and a sparkle in her black eyes.
light
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
limousine
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
meet
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From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
mood
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From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
Mrs
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music
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From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
night
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
people
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persons
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
picture
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From this reading Mrs. Winnie was a picture of joyful health, with a glow in her rich complexion, and a sparkle in her black eyes.
private
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
purest
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From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
revolving
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
rich
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From this reading Mrs. Winnie was a picture of joyful health, with a glow in her rich complexion, and a sparkle in her black eyes.
sat
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From this reading She sat in her big touring-car—in which one could afford to wear ermine.
seats
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
self-moving
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
six
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
sleeping
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
snowy
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From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
sparkle
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From this reading Mrs. Winnie was a picture of joyful health, with a glow in her rich complexion, and a sparkle in her black eyes.
stared
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From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
things
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From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
touring-car
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From this reading She sat in her big touring-car—in which one could afford to wear ermine.
truly
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From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
turned
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victory
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From this reading After such a victory one felt in a mood for Christmas festivities,—for music and dancing and all beautiful and happy things.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Winnie was a picture of joyful health, with a glow in her rich complexion, and a sparkle in her black eyes.
wash-stand
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
wear
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From this reading She sat in her big touring-car—in which one could afford to wear ermine.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She sat in her big touring-car—in which one could afford to wear ermine.
Winnie
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From this reading Such a thing, for instance, as Mrs. Winnie, when she came to meet him; clad in her best automobile coat, a thing of purest snowy ermine, so truly gorgeous that wherever she went, people turned and stared and caught their breath.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Winnie was a picture of joyful health, with a glow in her rich complexion, and a sparkle in her black eyes.
writing-desk
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From this reading It was a little private self-moving hotel; in the limousine were seats for six persons, with revolving easy chairs, and berths for sleeping, and a writing-desk and a wash-stand, and a beautiful electric chandelier to light it at night.
