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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 IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
all
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From this reading They had all been tubbed and polished and brushed and dressed until they were exuberantly beyond themselves.
also
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
anarchy
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From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
apartment
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He drew himself to his height and looked gravely at them and they jovially said: " Hello, Whiskers."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading They had all been tubbed and polished and brushed and dressed until they were exuberantly beyond themselves.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
brushed
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From this reading They had all been tubbed and polished and brushed and dressed until they were exuberantly beyond themselves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
common
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From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
containing
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
dignity
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From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
dining
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
dressed
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From this reading They had all been tubbed and polished and brushed and dressed until they were exuberantly beyond themselves.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew himself to his height and looked gravely at them and they jovially said: " Hello, Whiskers."
entrance
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
exuberantly
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From this reading They had all been tubbed and polished and brushed and dressed until they were exuberantly beyond themselves.
fish
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
floor
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From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
form
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From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
fountain
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
gold
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
gravely
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From this reading He drew himself to his height and looked gravely at them and they jovially said: " Hello, Whiskers."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
hall
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
height
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From this reading He drew himself to his height and looked gravely at them and they jovially said: " Hello, Whiskers."
Hello
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From this reading He drew himself to his height and looked gravely at them and they jovially said: " Hello, Whiskers."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He drew himself to his height and looked gravely at them and they jovially said: " Hello, Whiskers."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
hotel
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From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
IFconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
jovially
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From this reading He drew himself to his height and looked gravely at them and they jovially said: " Hello, Whiskers."
license
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew himself to his height and looked gravely at them and they jovially said: " Hello, Whiskers."
lower
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From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
man
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From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
middle
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
minded
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From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
more
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From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
moved
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
Mrs
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From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
only
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From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
polished
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From this reading They had all been tubbed and polished and brushed and dressed until they were exuberantly beyond themselves.
professor
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From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
proprietor
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From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
reigning
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From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
room
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
said
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From this reading He drew himself to his height and looked gravely at them and they jovially said: " Hello, Whiskers."
showed
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From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
sin
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
sooner
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From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
students
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From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The proprietor of the hotel brought in his dignity and showed it to them, but they minded it no more than if he had been only a common man.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They had all been tubbed and polished and brushed and dressed until they were exuberantly beyond themselves.
there
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From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
tubbed
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From this reading They had all been tubbed and polished and brushed and dressed until they were exuberantly beyond themselves.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They had all been tubbed and polished and brushed and dressed until they were exuberantly beyond themselves.
Wainwright
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From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The students were in a smoking room which was also an entrance hall to the dining room, and because there was in the middle of this apartment a fountain containing gold fish, they had been moved to license and sin.
Whiskers
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From this reading He drew himself to his height and looked gravely at them and they jovially said: " Hello, Whiskers."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IF the professor and Mrs. Wainwright had descended sooner to a lower floor of the hotel, they would have found reigning there a form of anarchy.
