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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 Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
admiring
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For ten minutes the house shouted itself hoarse and Mary Marriott was recalled over and over again.
all
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From this reading THE SUPPER ON THE STAGE The success of the play was beyond all question.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was stupendous, overwhelming and complete.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
baskets
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From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading THE SUPPER ON THE STAGE The success of the play was beyond all question.
blossom
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From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
bowing
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From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was stupendous, overwhelming and complete.
critical
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
eager
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
eyes
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
faces
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
flowers
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From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For ten minutes the house shouted itself hoarse and Mary Marriott was recalled over and over again.
girl
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
glasses
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
graceful
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
handed
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From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
hoarse
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From this reading For ten minutes the house shouted itself hoarse and Mary Marriott was recalled over and over again.
house
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From this reading For ten minutes the house shouted itself hoarse and Mary Marriott was recalled over and over again.
Hundreds
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was stupendous, overwhelming and complete.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading For ten minutes the house shouted itself hoarse and Mary Marriott was recalled over and over again.
joy
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
levelled
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
lovely
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
made
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From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
Marriott
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From this reading For ten minutes the house shouted itself hoarse and Mary Marriott was recalled over and over again.
Mary
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From this reading For ten minutes the house shouted itself hoarse and Mary Marriott was recalled over and over again.
mass
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From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
minutes
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From this reading For ten minutes the house shouted itself hoarse and Mary Marriott was recalled over and over again.
modestly
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SUPPER ON THE STAGE The success of the play was beyond all question.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SUPPER ON THE STAGE The success of the play was beyond all question.
opera
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For ten minutes the house shouted itself hoarse and Mary Marriott was recalled over and over again.
overwhelming
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From this reading It was stupendous, overwhelming and complete.
play
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From this reading THE SUPPER ON THE STAGE The success of the play was beyond all question.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SUPPER ON THE STAGE The success of the play was beyond all question.
quietly
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
recalled
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From this reading For ten minutes the house shouted itself hoarse and Mary Marriott was recalled over and over again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
shining
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For ten minutes the house shouted itself hoarse and Mary Marriott was recalled over and over again.
STAGE
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From this reading THE SUPPER ON THE STAGE The success of the play was beyond all question.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
stupendous
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From this reading It was stupendous, overwhelming and complete.
success
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From this reading THE SUPPER ON THE STAGE The success of the play was beyond all question.
SUPPER
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From this reading THE SUPPER ON THE STAGE The success of the play was beyond all question.
surrounded
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From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
ten
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From this reading For ten minutes the house shouted itself hoarse and Mary Marriott was recalled over and over again.
tenth
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From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUPPER ON THE STAGE The success of the play was beyond all question.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
up
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From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SUPPER ON THE STAGE The success of the play was beyond all question.
watched
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From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Great baskets of flowers had made their appearance as she stood bowing for the tenth time, and were handed up to her till she stood surrounded by a mass of blossom.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hundreds of opera glasses were levelled at her, eager, critical and admiring faces watched this lovely and graceful girl who stood before them, quietly and modestly, and with a great joy shining in her eyes.
