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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 A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
able
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From this reading So it was with the greatest difficulty that she had at last got away by herself and was able to come to lunch.
All
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From this reading "All the sweeter for secrecy, and I suppose we're not visible to more than two hundred people."
Americans
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
assignation
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From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So it was with the greatest difficulty that she had at last got away by herself and was able to come to lunch.
away
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From this reading So it was with the greatest difficulty that she had at last got away by herself and was able to come to lunch.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm supposed to be trying on hats!"
Bernadette
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So it was with the greatest difficulty that she had at last got away by herself and was able to come to lunch.
Café
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From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So it was with the greatest difficulty that she had at last got away by herself and was able to come to lunch.
COMPLICATION
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
day
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
de
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From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
difficulty
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From this reading So it was with the greatest difficulty that she had at last got away by herself and was able to come to lunch.
down
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From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
Europeanised
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
evenings
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
extensive
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
foray
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
friends
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
got
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From this reading So it was with the greatest difficulty that she had at last got away by herself and was able to come to lunch.
greatest
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From this reading So it was with the greatest difficulty that she had at last got away by herself and was able to come to lunch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So it was with the greatest difficulty that she had at last got away by herself and was able to come to lunch.
hardly
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
hats
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From this reading I'm supposed to be trying on hats!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
hour
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
hundred
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From this reading "All the sweeter for secrecy, and I suppose we're not visible to more than two hundred people."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "All the sweeter for secrecy, and I suppose we're not visible to more than two hundred people."
I'm
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From this reading I'm supposed to be trying on hats!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it was with the greatest difficulty that she had at last got away by herself and was able to come to lunch.
it's
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From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
Jenkinson
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So it was with the greatest difficulty that she had at last got away by herself and was able to come to lunch.
leave
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
Lisle's
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
London
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
lunch
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From this reading So it was with the greatest difficulty that she had at last got away by herself and was able to come to lunch.
Miss
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
more
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From this reading "All the sweeter for secrecy, and I suppose we're not visible to more than two hundred people."
most
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
Mrs
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "All the sweeter for secrecy, and I suppose we're not visible to more than two hundred people."
now
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From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
Oliver
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From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
Paris
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
people
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
popular
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
preparation
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
sat
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From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
season
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
secrecy
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From this reading "All the sweeter for secrecy, and I suppose we're not visible to more than two hundred people."
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
shops
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
society
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
Stacey
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
staying
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "All the sweeter for secrecy, and I suppose we're not visible to more than two hundred people."
supposed
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From this reading I'm supposed to be trying on hats!"
sweeter
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From this reading "All the sweeter for secrecy, and I suppose we're not visible to more than two hundred people."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "All the sweeter for secrecy, and I suppose we're not visible to more than two hundred people."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So it was with the greatest difficulty that she had at last got away by herself and was able to come to lunch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
together
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From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
trying
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From this reading I'm supposed to be trying on hats!"
two
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From this reading "All the sweeter for secrecy, and I suppose we're not visible to more than two hundred people."
undertaken
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From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
visible
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From this reading "All the sweeter for secrecy, and I suppose we're not visible to more than two hundred people."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
we're
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From this reading "All the sweeter for secrecy, and I suppose we're not visible to more than two hundred people."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A COMPLICATION Bernadette Lisle's foray on the shops of Paris, undertaken in preparation for the London season, was of so extensive an order as to leave her hardly an hour of the day to herself; and in the evenings the friends with whom she was staying--Mrs. and Miss Stacey Jenkinson, Europeanised Americans and most popular people--insisted on her society.
Wyse
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From this reading "Though even now," she told Oliver Wyse, as they sat down together at the Café de Paris, "it's a secret assignation.
