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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 My friend Hammond is a bachelor, and lives in chambers in New York.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On one of these occasions we had been at the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to a beautiful and famous singer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My friend Hammond is a bachelor, and lives in chambers in New York.
assume
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From this reading We had been stirred by the enthusiasm of the audience, and on our walk home fell to discussing a theme suggested by the scene; namely, the tendency of man to assume a worshipful attitude towards woman, and the reason for it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On one of these occasions we had been at the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to a beautiful and famous singer.
attitude
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audience
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bachelor
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From this reading My friend Hammond is a bachelor, and lives in chambers in New York.
beautiful
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From this reading On one of these occasions we had been at the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to a beautiful and famous singer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On one of these occasions we had been at the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to a beautiful and famous singer.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Was it merely a phase of the passional relation between the sexes, or had it some deeper and more mysterious significance?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We had been stirred by the enthusiasm of the audience, and on our walk home fell to discussing a theme suggested by the scene; namely, the tendency of man to assume a worshipful attitude towards woman, and the reason for it.
chambers
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From this reading My friend Hammond is a bachelor, and lives in chambers in New York.
city
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From this reading Whenever we meet on my occasional visits to the city, he insists on my spending the night with him.
deeper
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discussing
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duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading On one of these occasions we had been at the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to a beautiful and famous singer.
enthusiasm
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evening
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famous
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From this reading On one of these occasions we had been at the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to a beautiful and famous singer.
fell
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From this reading We had been stirred by the enthusiasm of the audience, and on our walk home fell to discussing a theme suggested by the scene; namely, the tendency of man to assume a worshipful attitude towards woman, and the reason for it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had been stirred by the enthusiasm of the audience, and on our walk home fell to discussing a theme suggested by the scene; namely, the tendency of man to assume a worshipful attitude towards woman, and the reason for it.
friend
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From this reading My friend Hammond is a bachelor, and lives in chambers in New York.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On one of these occasions we had been at the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to a beautiful and famous singer.
Hammond
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From this reading My friend Hammond is a bachelor, and lives in chambers in New York.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whenever we meet on my occasional visits to the city, he insists on my spending the night with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whenever we meet on my occasional visits to the city, he insists on my spending the night with him.
home
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From this reading We had been stirred by the enthusiasm of the audience, and on our walk home fell to discussing a theme suggested by the scene; namely, the tendency of man to assume a worshipful attitude towards woman, and the reason for it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My friend Hammond is a bachelor, and lives in chambers in New York.
insists
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From this reading Whenever we meet on my occasional visits to the city, he insists on my spending the night with him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My friend Hammond is a bachelor, and lives in chambers in New York.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had been stirred by the enthusiasm of the audience, and on our walk home fell to discussing a theme suggested by the scene; namely, the tendency of man to assume a worshipful attitude towards woman, and the reason for it.
lives
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From this reading My friend Hammond is a bachelor, and lives in chambers in New York.
man
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meet
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merely
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From this reading Was it merely a phase of the passional relation between the sexes, or had it some deeper and more mysterious significance?
more
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My friend Hammond is a bachelor, and lives in chambers in New York.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Was it merely a phase of the passional relation between the sexes, or had it some deeper and more mysterious significance?
namely
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New
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From this reading My friend Hammond is a bachelor, and lives in chambers in New York.
night
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From this reading Whenever we meet on my occasional visits to the city, he insists on my spending the night with him.
occasional
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From this reading Whenever we meet on my occasional visits to the city, he insists on my spending the night with him.
occasions
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From this reading On one of these occasions we had been at the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to a beautiful and famous singer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On one of these occasions we had been at the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to a beautiful and famous singer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whenever we meet on my occasional visits to the city, he insists on my spending the night with him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one of these occasions we had been at the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to a beautiful and famous singer.
opera
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From this reading On one of these occasions we had been at the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to a beautiful and famous singer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was it merely a phase of the passional relation between the sexes, or had it some deeper and more mysterious significance?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had been stirred by the enthusiasm of the audience, and on our walk home fell to discussing a theme suggested by the scene; namely, the tendency of man to assume a worshipful attitude towards woman, and the reason for it.
ovation
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From this reading On one of these occasions we had been at the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to a beautiful and famous singer.
passional
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phase
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reason
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relation
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scene
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sexes
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significance
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singer
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some
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spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whenever we meet on my occasional visits to the city, he insists on my spending the night with him.
stirred
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suggested
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tendency
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From this reading We had been stirred by the enthusiasm of the audience, and on our walk home fell to discussing a theme suggested by the scene; namely, the tendency of man to assume a worshipful attitude towards woman, and the reason for it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whenever we meet on my occasional visits to the city, he insists on my spending the night with him.
theme
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From this reading We had been stirred by the enthusiasm of the audience, and on our walk home fell to discussing a theme suggested by the scene; namely, the tendency of man to assume a worshipful attitude towards woman, and the reason for it.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On one of these occasions we had been at the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to a beautiful and famous singer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whenever we meet on my occasional visits to the city, he insists on my spending the night with him.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading We had been stirred by the enthusiasm of the audience, and on our walk home fell to discussing a theme suggested by the scene; namely, the tendency of man to assume a worshipful attitude towards woman, and the reason for it.
visits
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walk
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From this reading We had been stirred by the enthusiasm of the audience, and on our walk home fell to discussing a theme suggested by the scene; namely, the tendency of man to assume a worshipful attitude towards woman, and the reason for it.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it merely a phase of the passional relation between the sexes, or had it some deeper and more mysterious significance?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Whenever we meet on my occasional visits to the city, he insists on my spending the night with him.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever we meet on my occasional visits to the city, he insists on my spending the night with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whenever we meet on my occasional visits to the city, he insists on my spending the night with him.
witnessed
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From this reading On one of these occasions we had been at the opera during the evening, and had witnessed an ovation to a beautiful and famous singer.
woman
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worshipful
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York
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From this reading My friend Hammond is a bachelor, and lives in chambers in New York.
