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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 She carried a thousand trunks--more or less--across the Atlantic.
accompanied
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From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She carried a thousand trunks--more or less--across the Atlantic.
admiring
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From this reading Sir Nigel's mental attitude was not a sympathetic or admiring one as he stood by his bride's side looking back.
also
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From this reading Miss Vanderpoel's frocks were multitudinous and wonderful, as also her jewels purchased at Tiffany's.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Vanderpoel's frocks were multitudinous and wonderful, as also her jewels purchased at Tiffany's.
ANSTRUTHERS
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From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Vanderpoel's frocks were multitudinous and wonderful, as also her jewels purchased at Tiffany's.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Vanderpoel's frocks were multitudinous and wonderful, as also her jewels purchased at Tiffany's.
Atlantic
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From this reading She carried a thousand trunks--more or less--across the Atlantic.
attire
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
attitude
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From this reading Sir Nigel's mental attitude was not a sympathetic or admiring one as he stood by his bride's side looking back.
away
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
back
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From this reading Sir Nigel's mental attitude was not a sympathetic or admiring one as he stood by his bride's side looking back.
bevy
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
blaze
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
bride's
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From this reading Sir Nigel's mental attitude was not a sympathetic or admiring one as he stood by his bride's side looking back.
brilliant
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
calling
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
carried
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From this reading She carried a thousand trunks--more or less--across the Atlantic.
delicate
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
dock
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
elate
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From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
event
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From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
farewell
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
flourish
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From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
flower
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
frocks
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From this reading Miss Vanderpoel's frocks were multitudinous and wonderful, as also her jewels purchased at Tiffany's.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
garden
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
handkerchiefs
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Nigel's mental attitude was not a sympathetic or admiring one as he stood by his bride's side looking back.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Vanderpoel's frocks were multitudinous and wonderful, as also her jewels purchased at Tiffany's.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Nigel's mental attitude was not a sympathetic or admiring one as he stood by his bride's side looking back.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
ingenuously
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From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
intimates
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
jewels
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From this reading Miss Vanderpoel's frocks were multitudinous and wonderful, as also her jewels purchased at Tiffany's.
LADY
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From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
laughingly
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
less
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From this reading She carried a thousand trunks--more or less--across the Atlantic.
like
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
looking
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From this reading Sir Nigel's mental attitude was not a sympathetic or admiring one as he stood by his bride's side looking back.
marriage
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From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
mental
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From this reading Sir Nigel's mental attitude was not a sympathetic or admiring one as he stood by his bride's side looking back.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Vanderpoel's frocks were multitudinous and wonderful, as also her jewels purchased at Tiffany's.
more
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From this reading She carried a thousand trunks--more or less--across the Atlantic.
multitudinous
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From this reading Miss Vanderpoel's frocks were multitudinous and wonderful, as also her jewels purchased at Tiffany's.
Nigel's
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From this reading Sir Nigel's mental attitude was not a sympathetic or admiring one as he stood by his bride's side looking back.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Nigel's mental attitude was not a sympathetic or admiring one as he stood by his bride's side looking back.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sir Nigel's mental attitude was not a sympathetic or admiring one as he stood by his bride's side looking back.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She carried a thousand trunks--more or less--across the Atlantic.
out
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
place
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From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
purchased
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From this reading Miss Vanderpoel's frocks were multitudinous and wonderful, as also her jewels purchased at Tiffany's.
relatives
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She carried a thousand trunks--more or less--across the Atlantic.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
side
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From this reading Sir Nigel's mental attitude was not a sympathetic or admiring one as he stood by his bride's side looking back.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Nigel's mental attitude was not a sympathetic or admiring one as he stood by his bride's side looking back.
steamed
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
sympathetic
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From this reading Sir Nigel's mental attitude was not a sympathetic or admiring one as he stood by his bride's side looking back.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
thousand
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From this reading She carried a thousand trunks--more or less--across the Atlantic.
Tiffany's
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From this reading Miss Vanderpoel's frocks were multitudinous and wonderful, as also her jewels purchased at Tiffany's.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
trumpets
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From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
trunks
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From this reading She carried a thousand trunks--more or less--across the Atlantic.
Vanderpoel's
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From this reading Miss Vanderpoel's frocks were multitudinous and wonderful, as also her jewels purchased at Tiffany's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
waving
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Vanderpoel's frocks were multitudinous and wonderful, as also her jewels purchased at Tiffany's.
wharf
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
wishes
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From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Vanderpoel's frocks were multitudinous and wonderful, as also her jewels purchased at Tiffany's.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading When the ship steamed away from the dock, the wharf was like a flower garden in the blaze of brilliant and delicate attire worn by the bevy of relatives and intimates who stood waving their handkerchiefs and laughingly calling out farewell good wishes.
YOUNG
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From this reading YOUNG LADY ANSTRUTHERS When the marriage took place the event was accompanied by an ingenuously elate flourish of trumpets.
