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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 There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
acquainted
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From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
all
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From this reading Of course all hotels are interesting, from one point of view or another.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of course all hotels are interesting, from one point of view or another.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
attention
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From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
audience's
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From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
colour
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course all hotels are interesting, from one point of view or another.
darting
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
display
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From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
drawn
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
drifting
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
ennui
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
eyes
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
fact
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From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
façade
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From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
few
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From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
fix
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From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Of course all hotels are interesting, from one point of view or another.
general
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From this reading It is not of this general interest that I would now speak.
glamour
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
hero
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From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
hostelry
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
hotel
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From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
hotels
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From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
independence
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
individualities
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
interest
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From this reading It is not of this general interest that I would now speak.
interesting
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From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
introduce
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From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
invest
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not of this general interest that I would now speak.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
lobby
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From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
lounging
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
many
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From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
movement
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
now
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From this reading It is not of this general interest that I would now speak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of course all hotels are interesting, from one point of view or another.
opening
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From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of course all hotels are interesting, from one point of view or another.
out
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
places
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Of course all hotels are interesting, from one point of view or another.
pretence
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
scattered
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From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
self-consciousness
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
servants
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
seven
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
smallest
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
speak
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From this reading It is not of this general interest that I would now speak.
sufficient
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
surest
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From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
ten
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
There
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From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is not of this general interest that I would now speak.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
very
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From this reading The life, the movement and colour, the drifting individualities, the pretence, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the _ennui_, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour.
view
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From this reading Of course all hotels are interesting, from one point of view or another.
way
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From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
world
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From this reading There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is not of this general interest that I would now speak.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In fact, the surest way to fix an audience's attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the façade of a hotel.
