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acquaintances
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From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
after-Lent
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From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
all
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From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
calls
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From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
comfortable
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From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
cool
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From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mrs. Sylvestre did not leave town early.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading With each week that passed, her home gave her greater pleasure and grew prettier.
early
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From this reading Mrs. Sylvestre did not leave town early.
enjoyed
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From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
evening
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From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
fitful
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From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
gave
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From this reading With each week that passed, her home gave her greater pleasure and grew prettier.
gayeties
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From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
greater
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From this reading With each week that passed, her home gave her greater pleasure and grew prettier.
grew
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From this reading With each week that passed, her home gave her greater pleasure and grew prettier.
held
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From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
home
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From this reading With each week that passed, her home gave her greater pleasure and grew prettier.
house
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From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
informal
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From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
intimate
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From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
invitations
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From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
Lafayette
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From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
leave
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From this reading Mrs. Sylvestre did not leave town early.
liked
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From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
loveliest
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From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
lull
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From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
made
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From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
more
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From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Sylvestre did not leave town early.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Sylvestre did not leave town early.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With each week that passed, her home gave her greater pleasure and grew prettier.
pleasure
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From this reading With each week that passed, her home gave her greater pleasure and grew prettier.
prettier
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From this reading With each week that passed, her home gave her greater pleasure and grew prettier.
reasonably
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From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
receptions
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From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
refusing
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From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
saw
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From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
season
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From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
spring
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From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
Square
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From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
Sylvestre
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From this reading Mrs. Sylvestre did not leave town early.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With each week that passed, her home gave her greater pleasure and grew prettier.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
town
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From this reading Mrs. Sylvestre did not leave town early.
utmost
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From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
Washington
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From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
weather
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From this reading The weather was reasonably cool, the house on Lafayette Square was comfortable, and Washington in spring is at its loveliest.
week
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From this reading With each week that passed, her home gave her greater pleasure and grew prettier.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She held no more receptions, but saw her more intimate acquaintances in the evening, when they made their informal calls.
wisely
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From this reading She liked the lull after the season, and enjoyed it to its utmost, wisely refusing all invitations to fitful after-Lent gayeties.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With each week that passed, her home gave her greater pleasure and grew prettier.
