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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 He had seen her last in furs, to-day she seemed like a delicate dream of Springtime.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her hat, large and drooping, was a vision of pink roses and soft creamy lace.
artiste
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From this reading She wore a white spotless muslin gown, whose exquisite simplicity had been the triumph of a French artiste.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIRST TASTE OF FAME At first he scarcely recognised her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She wore a white spotless muslin gown, whose exquisite simplicity had been the triumph of a French artiste.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
colour
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From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
creamy
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From this reading Her hat, large and drooping, was a vision of pink roses and soft creamy lace.
dainty
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From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
delicate
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From this reading He had seen her last in furs, to-day she seemed like a delicate dream of Springtime.
discover
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From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He had seen her last in furs, to-day she seemed like a delicate dream of Springtime.
drooping
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From this reading Her hat, large and drooping, was a vision of pink roses and soft creamy lace.
exquisite
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From this reading She wore a white spotless muslin gown, whose exquisite simplicity had been the triumph of a French artiste.
faint
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From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
FAME
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From this reading THE FIRST TASTE OF FAME At first he scarcely recognised her.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST TASTE OF FAME At first he scarcely recognised her.
folds
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From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
French
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From this reading She wore a white spotless muslin gown, whose exquisite simplicity had been the triumph of a French artiste.
furs
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From this reading He had seen her last in furs, to-day she seemed like a delicate dream of Springtime.
glinting
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From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
gown
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From this reading She wore a white spotless muslin gown, whose exquisite simplicity had been the triumph of a French artiste.
green
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From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seen her last in furs, to-day she seemed like a delicate dream of Springtime.
hat
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From this reading Her hat, large and drooping, was a vision of pink roses and soft creamy lace.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FIRST TASTE OF FAME At first he scarcely recognised her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST TASTE OF FAME At first he scarcely recognised her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had seen her last in furs, to-day she seemed like a delicate dream of Springtime.
lace
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From this reading Her hat, large and drooping, was a vision of pink roses and soft creamy lace.
large
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From this reading Her hat, large and drooping, was a vision of pink roses and soft creamy lace.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seen her last in furs, to-day she seemed like a delicate dream of Springtime.
like
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From this reading He had seen her last in furs, to-day she seemed like a delicate dream of Springtime.
moved
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From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
muslin
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From this reading She wore a white spotless muslin gown, whose exquisite simplicity had been the triumph of a French artiste.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST TASTE OF FAME At first he scarcely recognised her.
only
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From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
pink
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From this reading Her hat, large and drooping, was a vision of pink roses and soft creamy lace.
recognised
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From this reading THE FIRST TASTE OF FAME At first he scarcely recognised her.
roses
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From this reading Her hat, large and drooping, was a vision of pink roses and soft creamy lace.
scarcely
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From this reading THE FIRST TASTE OF FAME At first he scarcely recognised her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seen her last in furs, to-day she seemed like a delicate dream of Springtime.
seen
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From this reading He had seen her last in furs, to-day she seemed like a delicate dream of Springtime.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen her last in furs, to-day she seemed like a delicate dream of Springtime.
simplicity
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From this reading She wore a white spotless muslin gown, whose exquisite simplicity had been the triumph of a French artiste.
soft
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From this reading Her hat, large and drooping, was a vision of pink roses and soft creamy lace.
spotless
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From this reading She wore a white spotless muslin gown, whose exquisite simplicity had been the triumph of a French artiste.
Springtime
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From this reading He had seen her last in furs, to-day she seemed like a delicate dream of Springtime.
suggestion
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From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
sunlight
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From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
TASTEverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading THE FIRST TASTE OF FAME At first he scarcely recognised her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST TASTE OF FAME At first he scarcely recognised her.
There
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From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
to-day
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From this reading He had seen her last in furs, to-day she seemed like a delicate dream of Springtime.
transparent
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From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
triumph
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From this reading She wore a white spotless muslin gown, whose exquisite simplicity had been the triumph of a French artiste.
vision
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From this reading Her hat, large and drooping, was a vision of pink roses and soft creamy lace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her hat, large and drooping, was a vision of pink roses and soft creamy lace.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was a dainty suggestion of colour about her throat--only the sunlight seemed to discover when she moved the faint glinting green beneath the transparent folds of her gown.
white
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From this reading She wore a white spotless muslin gown, whose exquisite simplicity had been the triumph of a French artiste.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She wore a white spotless muslin gown, whose exquisite simplicity had been the triumph of a French artiste.
wore
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From this reading She wore a white spotless muslin gown, whose exquisite simplicity had been the triumph of a French artiste.
