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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 When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
adorn
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
almost
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
assumed
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Social Leader she meant to be; and marshalled her forces to that end.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
blossom
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From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
breast
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From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
classic
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
conquering
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From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
coveted
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From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
crowns
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From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
Donated
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
dust
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
Eminent
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
end
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From this reading The Social Leader she meant to be; and marshalled her forces to that end.
entertainments
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
exclusiveness
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
expensive
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
feet
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From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
forces
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From this reading The Social Leader she meant to be; and marshalled her forces to that end.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
gave
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
groves
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
head
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From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
heard
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From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
hold
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
laid
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From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
lands
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From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
leader
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
list
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
Madam
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
magnificence
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
many
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From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
marshalled
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From this reading The Social Leader she meant to be; and marshalled her forces to that end.
meant
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From this reading The Social Leader she meant to be; and marshalled her forces to that end.
more
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
Mrs
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
murmuring
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From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
night
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From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
Noted
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
Orchardina
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
Patronized
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
Philadelphia
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
plentiful
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
Professor
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
red
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From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
revised
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
rigid
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
Roman
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
rose-sweet
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From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
scepters
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From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
secured
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
shadows
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From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
shoes
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
shone
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From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
shook
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
social
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
spoils
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From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
sway
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
Thaddler
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Social Leader she meant to be; and marshalled her forces to that end.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
there
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
two
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From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
undisputed
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They laid before her conquering feet The spoils of many lands; Their crowns shone red upon her head Their scepters in her hands.
visiting
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
visitors
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
Weatherstone
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From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Madam Weatherstone shook the plentiful dust of Orchardina from her expensive shoes, and returned to adorn the more classic groves of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thaddler assumed to hold undisputed sway as a social leader.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She heard two murmuring at night, Where rose-sweet shadows rest; And coveted the blossom red He laid upon her breast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
Writer
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From this reading She Patronized here, and Donated there; revised her visiting list with rigid exclusiveness; secured an Eminent Professor and a Noted Writer as visitors, and gave entertainments of almost Roman magnificence.
