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Abroad with the Jimmies
Abroad with the Jimmies

Chapter XIII

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SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.
But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.
What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?
Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.
When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.
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Abroad with the Jimmies

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.
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But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.
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What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?
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Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.
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When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.”

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.”

Everybody pronoun US /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading “But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.”

Therefore adverb US /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading “Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.”

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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 What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.

abroad

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From this reading But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.

agonies

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From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

all

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From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

American

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From this reading When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

asserting

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From this reading When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.

average

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From this reading When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.

baths

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

best

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From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

blissful

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From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

Bond

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From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

bring

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From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

cathedral

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From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

claiming

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

common

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From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

cover

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

de

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From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

delights

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From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

design

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

doing

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

ecstasy

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From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

Europe

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.

EXPERIENCES

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

face

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From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

German

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

go

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From this reading But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.

going

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

intention

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.

knows

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From this reading But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.

la

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From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

languages

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

learning

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

lot

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From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

most

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From this reading But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

New

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From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

often

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

own

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From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

Paix

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From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

personal

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From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

persons

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

rapture

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From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

real

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

reason

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From this reading But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.

reminiscence

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From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

Rue

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From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

salesman

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From this reading When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

scenery

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From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

shop

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From this reading But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.

shopgirl

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From this reading When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.

SHOPPING

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

Street

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From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

suffered

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From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

Switzerland

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

taking

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

tale

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From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

timid

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From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

timidity

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From this reading When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading SHOPPING EXPERIENCES In going to Europe timid persons often cover their real design by claiming the intention of taking German baths, of "doing" Switzerland, or of learning languages.

view

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From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When I first went to Europe I had all of the average American woman's timidity about asserting herself in the face of a shopgirl or salesman.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

why

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From this reading But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

woman's

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From this reading What cathedral can bring such a look of rapture to a woman's face as New Bond Street or what scenery such ecstasy as the Rue de la Paix?

women

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From this reading But everybody knows that the real reason why most women go abroad is to shop.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Therefore, as I believe my lot in shopping to be the common lot of all, let me tell my tale, so that to all who have suffered the same agonies and delights this may come as a personal reminiscence of their own, while to you who have Europe yet to view for that blissful first time, which is the best of all, this is what you will go through.