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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 was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
active
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Grand Conroy Hotel was new, and had the rare virtue of comparative cleanliness.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TRANSIENT GUESTS AT THE GRAND CONROY.
bar-keeper
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
breakfasts
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From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
bygone
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From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
certain
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
cleanliness
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From this reading The Grand Conroy Hotel was new, and had the rare virtue of comparative cleanliness.
clothed
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From this reading There was no distinctive flavour of preceding guests in its freshly clothed and papered rooms.
comparative
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From this reading The Grand Conroy Hotel was new, and had the rare virtue of comparative cleanliness.
CONROY
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From this reading TRANSIENT GUESTS AT THE GRAND CONROY.
coyness
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
delicately
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
dinners
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From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
dismissed
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From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
distinctive
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From this reading There was no distinctive flavour of preceding guests in its freshly clothed and papered rooms.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
flavour
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From this reading There was no distinctive flavour of preceding guests in its freshly clothed and papered rooms.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
freshly
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From this reading There was no distinctive flavour of preceding guests in its freshly clothed and papered rooms.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
GRAND
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From this reading TRANSIENT GUESTS AT THE GRAND CONROY.
GUESTS
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From this reading TRANSIENT GUESTS AT THE GRAND CONROY.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Grand Conroy Hotel was new, and had the rare virtue of comparative cleanliness.
halls
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From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
Hotel
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From this reading The Grand Conroy Hotel was new, and had the rare virtue of comparative cleanliness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no distinctive flavour of preceding guests in its freshly clothed and papered rooms.
interposition
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
Irish
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
Markle
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
ministration
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
Mrs
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
new
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From this reading The Grand Conroy Hotel was new, and had the rare virtue of comparative cleanliness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no distinctive flavour of preceding guests in its freshly clothed and papered rooms.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
odours
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From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Grand Conroy Hotel was new, and had the rare virtue of comparative cleanliness.
papered
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From this reading There was no distinctive flavour of preceding guests in its freshly clothed and papered rooms.
passages
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From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
permeated
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From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
possessed
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From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
preceding
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From this reading There was no distinctive flavour of preceding guests in its freshly clothed and papered rooms.
public
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
rare
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From this reading The Grand Conroy Hotel was new, and had the rare virtue of comparative cleanliness.
rooms
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From this reading There was no distinctive flavour of preceding guests in its freshly clothed and papered rooms.
Sal
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
suppersnounUS /ˈsuppers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRANSIENT GUESTS AT THE GRAND CONROY.
There
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From this reading There was no distinctive flavour of preceding guests in its freshly clothed and papered rooms.
TRANSIENT
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From this reading TRANSIENT GUESTS AT THE GRAND CONROY.
veiled
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
virgin
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading The Grand Conroy Hotel was new, and had the rare virtue of comparative cleanliness.
waiter
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From this reading There was a certain virgin coyness about it, and even the active ministration of Mrs. Markle and Sal was delicately veiled from the public by the interposition of a bar-keeper and Irish waiter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Grand Conroy Hotel was new, and had the rare virtue of comparative cleanliness.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As yet the odours of bygone dinners, and forgotten suppers, and long dismissed breakfasts had not possessed and permeated its halls and passages.
