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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 Below her stretched a pleasant vista of rolling greensward, dotted here and there with the figures of the golfers.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
air
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From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
all
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From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
approved
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From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
automobile
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From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
background
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From this reading Beyond, the misty blue background of rising hills.
balcony
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From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
Baltusrol
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From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below her stretched a pleasant vista of rolling greensward, dotted here and there with the figures of the golfers.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond, the misty blue background of rising hills.
blue
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From this reading Beyond, the misty blue background of rising hills.
brother
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From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
can't
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From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
club
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From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
Continent
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From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
country
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From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
doesn't
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From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
dotted
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From this reading Below her stretched a pleasant vista of rolling greensward, dotted here and there with the figures of the golfers.
everywhere
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From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
figures
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From this reading Below her stretched a pleasant vista of rolling greensward, dotted here and there with the figures of the golfers.
gets
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From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
golfers
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From this reading Below her stretched a pleasant vista of rolling greensward, dotted here and there with the figures of the golfers.
greensward
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From this reading Below her stretched a pleasant vista of rolling greensward, dotted here and there with the figures of the golfers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Below her stretched a pleasant vista of rolling greensward, dotted here and there with the figures of the golfers.
hills
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From this reading Beyond, the misty blue background of rising hills.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
how
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From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
it's
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From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
Jimmy
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From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
misty
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From this reading Beyond, the misty blue background of rising hills.
nerves
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From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
notice
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From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
one's
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From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
out
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From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
Pamela
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From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
peaceful
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From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Below her stretched a pleasant vista of rolling greensward, dotted here and there with the figures of the golfers.
rising
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From this reading Beyond, the misty blue background of rising hills.
rolling
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From this reading Below her stretched a pleasant vista of rolling greensward, dotted here and there with the figures of the golfers.
said
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From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
sat
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From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
seems
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From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
strain
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From this reading "One doesn't notice the air of strain over on the Continent, because it's the same everywhere, but it gets a little on one's nerves, all the same.
stretched
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From this reading Below her stretched a pleasant vista of rolling greensward, dotted here and there with the figures of the golfers.
surroundings
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From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pamela sat that afternoon on the balcony of the country club at Baltusrol and approved of her surroundings.
there
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From this reading Below her stretched a pleasant vista of rolling greensward, dotted here and there with the figures of the golfers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
vista
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From this reading Below her stretched a pleasant vista of rolling greensward, dotted here and there with the figures of the golfers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Below her stretched a pleasant vista of rolling greensward, dotted here and there with the figures of the golfers.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can't tell you how peaceful this all seems, Jimmy," she said to her brother, who had brought her out in his automobile.
