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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 THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
addressed
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From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
Adriance
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From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
all
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
appointed
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
attendants
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
aware
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From this reading She left her simple hat and coat with a maid, aware of their unsuitability for the place and hour.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was strange to the girl to see him so familiar in this place where she never had been; strange, and a little disquieting.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her grave poise was undisturbed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
CABARET
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
coat
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From this reading She left her simple hat and coat with a maid, aware of their unsuitability for the place and hour.
cynical-eyed
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
DANCER
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
disquieting
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From this reading It was strange to the girl to see him so familiar in this place where she never had been; strange, and a little disquieting.
door
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
eleven
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entered
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faced
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
familiar
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From this reading It was strange to the girl to see him so familiar in this place where she never had been; strange, and a little disquieting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She left her simple hat and coat with a maid, aware of their unsuitability for the place and hour.
girl
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From this reading It was strange to the girl to see him so familiar in this place where she never had been; strange, and a little disquieting.
grave
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From this reading But her grave poise was undisturbed.
group
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
hat
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From this reading She left her simple hat and coat with a maid, aware of their unsuitability for the place and hour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But her grave poise was undisturbed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
hour
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From this reading She left her simple hat and coat with a maid, aware of their unsuitability for the place and hour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She left her simple hat and coat with a maid, aware of their unsuitability for the place and hour.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was strange to the girl to see him so familiar in this place where she never had been; strange, and a little disquieting.
lobby
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
lounging
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
maid
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From this reading She left her simple hat and coat with a maid, aware of their unsuitability for the place and hour.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was strange to the girl to see him so familiar in this place where she never had been; strange, and a little disquieting.
o'clock
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
officious
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From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
once
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From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
place
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From this reading It was strange to the girl to see him so familiar in this place where she never had been; strange, and a little disquieting.
poise
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From this reading But her grave poise was undisturbed.
pressed
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From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
promptness
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From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
recognized
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From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
restaurant
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
revolving
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
see
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From this reading It was strange to the girl to see him so familiar in this place where she never had been; strange, and a little disquieting.
service
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From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
servitors
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From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was strange to the girl to see him so familiar in this place where she never had been; strange, and a little disquieting.
simple
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From this reading She left her simple hat and coat with a maid, aware of their unsuitability for the place and hour.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was strange to the girl to see him so familiar in this place where she never had been; strange, and a little disquieting.
strange
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From this reading It was strange to the girl to see him so familiar in this place where she never had been; strange, and a little disquieting.
surrounded
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From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She left her simple hat and coat with a maid, aware of their unsuitability for the place and hour.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was strange to the girl to see him so familiar in this place where she never had been; strange, and a little disquieting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was strange to the girl to see him so familiar in this place where she never had been; strange, and a little disquieting.
Tony
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From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
undisturbed
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From this reading But her grave poise was undisturbed.
unsuitability
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From this reading She left her simple hat and coat with a maid, aware of their unsuitability for the place and hour.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
vivifying
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From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE CABARET DANCER It was eleven o'clock when they entered the revolving door of the restaurant appointed, and faced a group of lounging attendants in the lobby; cynical-eyed servitors, all.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was strange to the girl to see him so familiar in this place where she never had been; strange, and a little disquieting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him.
