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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 floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
arrayed
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From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
banquet
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
Bride's
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From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
came
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From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
costume
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
counsel
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From this reading And then her heart failed her; and she took counsel of the Groom.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And she did.
dinner
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From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
down
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From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
Drive
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
em
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From this reading "Wear 'em!" said he.
envy
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
failed
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From this reading And then her heart failed her; and she took counsel of the Groom.
fallals
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From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
floated
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
function
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
Gardiner
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From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
Groom
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From this reading And then her heart failed her; and she took counsel of the Groom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wear 'em!" said he.
heart
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From this reading And then her heart failed her; and she took counsel of the Groom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
Hot
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
Hotel
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
instead
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
laces
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From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
Lake
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
linen
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From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
luggage
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From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
Mammoth
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
mansions
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then her heart failed her; and she took counsel of the Groom.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
purple
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From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
ribbons
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From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
Road
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
room
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
said
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From this reading "Wear 'em!" said he.
satins
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From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
Sheridan
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
Shore
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
silks
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From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
Springs
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bride's luggage came down from Gardiner, that she might be arrayed in her purple and fine linen--and silks, satins, ribbons, laces and fallals--for the dinner.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
then
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From this reading And then her heart failed her; and she took counsel of the Groom.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then her heart failed her; and she took counsel of the Groom.
Wear
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From this reading "Wear 'em!" said he.
woman
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From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She floated into their banquet room in a costume that would have been the envy of every woman in the room if the function had been at one of the mansions along the Sheridan Road or the Lake Shore Drive, instead of at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
