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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 the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
blame
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From this reading Voices of men and women rose melodiously, whether in praise or blame.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
buried
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From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
ceased
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From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
clasped
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From this reading Lorgnettes were raised, hands clasped in delight, and shoulders shrugged in disapproval.
concealed
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From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
crowd
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
darkness
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From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
delight
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From this reading Lorgnettes were raised, hands clasped in delight, and shoulders shrugged in disapproval.
disapproval
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From this reading Lorgnettes were raised, hands clasped in delight, and shoulders shrugged in disapproval.
distance
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
down
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
exhibition
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
face
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From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
fashionable
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
fell
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From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
floods
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
Gradually
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From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Lorgnettes were raised, hands clasped in delight, and shoulders shrugged in disapproval.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
knelt
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From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
Lorgnettes
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From this reading Lorgnettes were raised, hands clasped in delight, and shoulders shrugged in disapproval.
lounge
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From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
melodiously
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From this reading Voices of men and women rose melodiously, whether in praise or blame.
men
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
moment
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
off
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
only
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Voices of men and women rose melodiously, whether in praise or blame.
palms
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
pictures
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
pouring
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
praise
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From this reading Voices of men and women rose melodiously, whether in praise or blame.
raised
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From this reading Lorgnettes were raised, hands clasped in delight, and shoulders shrugged in disapproval.
rose
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From this reading Voices of men and women rose melodiously, whether in praise or blame.
Salon
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
shoulders
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From this reading Lorgnettes were raised, hands clasped in delight, and shoulders shrugged in disapproval.
shrugged
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From this reading Lorgnettes were raised, hands clasped in delight, and shoulders shrugged in disapproval.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
sobs
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From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
spring
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
statues
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
stuffs
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
subsided
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From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
sunlight
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
there
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From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gradually these subsided; but long after they had ceased she knelt there with her face concealed, alone in the silence and darkness.
thronged
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
Voices
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From this reading Voices of men and women rose melodiously, whether in praise or blame.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lorgnettes were raised, hands clasped in delight, and shoulders shrugged in disapproval.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Voices of men and women rose melodiously, whether in praise or blame.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She fell forward, with her face buried in the lounge, and great sobs shaking her body.
women
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From this reading * * * * * AT the same moment, only a little distance off, the sunlight was pouring down in floods upon the palms, the stuffs, the pictures, the statues, and the crowd of fashionable men and women who thronged the great exhibition of the spring Salon.
