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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 fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
all
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
always
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From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And now the party consisted of some of her compatriots, a Russian Prince, and an Italian Marchese.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
anger
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From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
ankle
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
assembled
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
beautiful
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From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
best
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From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
brilliant
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
Cairo
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From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
Carlsbad
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From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
chatter
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
cheeks
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From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
company
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
compatriots
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From this reading And now the party consisted of some of her compatriots, a Russian Prince, and an Italian Marchese.
conscious
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
consisted
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From this reading And now the party consisted of some of her compatriots, a Russian Prince, and an Italian Marchese.
content
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From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
Derringham
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
dined
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
dinner
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
exactly
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
eyes
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From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
feasting
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From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
fiancée
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
find
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From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
flashed
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
flush
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From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
fortunately
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
friends
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From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
gay
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
groups
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
hand
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
heart's
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From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
horribly
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
Italian
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From this reading And now the party consisted of some of her compatriots, a Russian Prince, and an Italian Marchese.
John
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
joined
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
knew
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
lent
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From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
lights
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
made
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
many
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From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
Marchese
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From this reading And now the party consisted of some of her compatriots, a Russian Prince, and an Italian Marchese.
meal
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
most
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
near
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
needed
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From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
night
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From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
now
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From this reading And now the party consisted of some of her compatriots, a Russian Prince, and an Italian Marchese.
occasionally
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
once
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
other
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
own
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
parties
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now the party consisted of some of her compatriots, a Russian Prince, and an Italian Marchese.
photograph
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
plenty
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
Prince
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From this reading And now the party consisted of some of her compatriots, a Russian Prince, and an Italian Marchese.
reality
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
restaurant
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
reveled
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
rouge
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From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
Russian
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From this reading And now the party consisted of some of her compatriots, a Russian Prince, and an Italian Marchese.
scintillate
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From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
skeleton
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
sole
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
some
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From this reading And now the party consisted of some of her compatriots, a Russian Prince, and an Italian Marchese.
sparkle
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From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
substructure
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
superbly
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From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
There
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From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
to-night
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From this reading She looked superbly beautiful; anger had lent a sparkle to her eyes and a flush to her cheeks; no rouge was needed to-night, and she could scintillate to her heart's content.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
WhereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was fortunately a company assembled for dinner when John Derringham descended to the restaurant and again joined his _fiancée_--who never dined alone if she could help it, and reveled in gay parties for every meal, with plenty of brilliant lights and the chatter of other groups near at hand.
words
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
X-ray
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From this reading She flashed words occasionally at John Derringham, and he knew, and was horribly conscious all the time, that once he would have found her most brilliant, but that now it was exactly as when he had looked at the X-ray photograph of his own broken ankle, where the sole thing which made a reality was the skeleton substructure.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wherever she went, from Carlsbad to Cairo, in the best restaurant you could always find her amidst her many friends, feasting every night.
