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all
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From this reading “But this was not all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This proved an easy task, thanks to the assistance of my silent partners, and the innocent simplicity of several of their friends and certain journalists.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This proved an easy task, thanks to the assistance of my silent partners, and the innocent simplicity of several of their friends and certain journalists.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for myself, I did my best to insure the success of the horrible farce which was to lend infamous notoriety to the name of Lia d’Argeles.
assistance
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From this reading This proved an easy task, thanks to the assistance of my silent partners, and the innocent simplicity of several of their friends and certain journalists.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had magnificent equipages and superb dresses, and I made myself conspicuous at the theatres and all places of public resort.
attention
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From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
attract
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From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
best
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From this reading As for myself, I did my best to insure the success of the horrible farce which was to lend infamous notoriety to the name of Lia d’Argeles.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But this was not all.
certain
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conspicuous
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From this reading I had magnificent equipages and superb dresses, and I made myself conspicuous at the theatres and all places of public resort.
creating
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From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
d'Argeles
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From this reading As for myself, I did my best to insure the success of the horrible farce which was to lend infamous notoriety to the name of Lia d’Argeles.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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dresses
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easy
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equipages
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farce
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
friends
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had magnificent equipages and superb dresses, and I made myself conspicuous at the theatres and all places of public resort.
horrible
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From this reading As for myself, I did my best to insure the success of the horrible farce which was to lend infamous notoriety to the name of Lia d’Argeles.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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infamous
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innocent
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insure
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journalists
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lend
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Lia
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made
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From this reading I had magnificent equipages and superb dresses, and I made myself conspicuous at the theatres and all places of public resort.
magnificent
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From this reading I had magnificent equipages and superb dresses, and I made myself conspicuous at the theatres and all places of public resort.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This proved an easy task, thanks to the assistance of my silent partners, and the innocent simplicity of several of their friends and certain journalists.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for myself, I did my best to insure the success of the horrible farce which was to lend infamous notoriety to the name of Lia d’Argeles.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But this was not all.
notoriety
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From this reading As for myself, I did my best to insure the success of the horrible farce which was to lend infamous notoriety to the name of Lia d’Argeles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
partners
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From this reading This proved an easy task, thanks to the assistance of my silent partners, and the innocent simplicity of several of their friends and certain journalists.
places
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From this reading I had magnificent equipages and superb dresses, and I made myself conspicuous at the theatres and all places of public resort.
proved
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public
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From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
reputations
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resort
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From this reading I had magnificent equipages and superb dresses, and I made myself conspicuous at the theatres and all places of public resort.
scandalous
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several
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silent
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simplicity
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From this reading This proved an easy task, thanks to the assistance of my silent partners, and the innocent simplicity of several of their friends and certain journalists.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
success
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superb
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From this reading I had magnificent equipages and superb dresses, and I made myself conspicuous at the theatres and all places of public resort.
task
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From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
thanks
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
theatres
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From this reading I had magnificent equipages and superb dresses, and I made myself conspicuous at the theatres and all places of public resort.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This proved an easy task, thanks to the assistance of my silent partners, and the innocent simplicity of several of their friends and certain journalists.
There
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From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But this was not all.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There still remained the task of creating for myself one of those scandalous reputations that attract public attention.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This proved an easy task, thanks to the assistance of my silent partners, and the innocent simplicity of several of their friends and certain journalists.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But this was not all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As for myself, I did my best to insure the success of the horrible farce which was to lend infamous notoriety to the name of Lia d’Argeles.
