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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 As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
appertains
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
AUTHORITY
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
banisters
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
building
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
business
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
calculations
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
Cohn
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
custom
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
day
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
dozen
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
drama
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
draped
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
early
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
else
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
exception
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
fact
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
fifth
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From this reading They occupied the fifth floor of the Gotham Theatre on West Forty-second Street.
firm
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
floor
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From this reading They occupied the fifth floor of the Gotham Theatre on West Forty-second Street.
Forty-second
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From this reading They occupied the fifth floor of the Gotham Theatre on West Forty-second Street.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were more on the fourth floor, and the landing of the fifth, which served the firm as a waiting-room, was quite full.
fowls
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
full
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From this reading There were more on the fourth floor, and the landing of the fifth, which served the firm as a waiting-room, was quite full.
garden
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
Goble
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
Gotham
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From this reading They occupied the fifth floor of the Gotham Theatre on West Forty-second Street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
IGNORES
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
intelligence
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
JILL
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
keep
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
known
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
landing
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From this reading There were more on the fourth floor, and the landing of the fifth, which served the firm as a waiting-room, was quite full.
large
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
lift
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
like
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
likely
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
limax
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
lowest
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
managers
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
maximus
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
members
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
Messrs
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
more
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From this reading There were more on the fourth floor, and the landing of the fifth, which served the firm as a waiting-room, was quite full.
neighbourhood
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
New
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
number
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
obliged
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
occupied
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From this reading They occupied the fifth floor of the Gotham Theatre on West Forty-second Street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
offices
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
omit
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They occupied the fifth floor of the Gotham Theatre on West Forty-second Street.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
patient
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
people
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
persons
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
possible
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
present
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
private
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were more on the fourth floor, and the landing of the fifth, which served the firm as a waiting-room, was quite full.
receive
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
require
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
roosting
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
science
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
served
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From this reading There were more on the fourth floor, and the landing of the fifth, which served the firm as a waiting-room, was quite full.
sex
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
signs
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
situated
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
slug
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
small
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
somewhere
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
Square
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
stairs
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
Street
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From this reading They occupied the fifth floor of the Gotham Theatre on West Forty-second Street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
Theatre
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From this reading They occupied the fifth floor of the Gotham Theatre on West Forty-second Street.
theatrical
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
there
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They occupied the fifth floor of the Gotham Theatre on West Forty-second Street.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
thriving
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
Times
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
two
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
up
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
used
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
visitors
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
wait
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
waiting
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From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
waiting-room
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From this reading There were more on the fourth floor, and the landing of the fifth, which served the firm as a waiting-room, was quite full.
walked
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From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
West
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From this reading They occupied the fifth floor of the Gotham Theatre on West Forty-second Street.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As there was no lift in the building except the small private one used by the two members of the firm, Jill walked up the stairs, and found signs of a thriving business beginning to present themselves as early as the third floor, where half a dozen patient persons of either sex had draped themselves like roosting fowls upon the banisters.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were more on the fourth floor, and the landing of the fifth, which served the firm as a waiting-room, was quite full.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is the custom of New York theatrical managers--the lowest order of intelligence, with the possible exception of the _limax maximus_ or garden slug, known to science--to omit from their calculations the fact that they are likely every day to receive a large number of visitors, whom they will be obliged to keep waiting; and that these people will require somewhere to wait.
York
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From this reading JILL IGNORES AUTHORITY I The offices of Messrs. Goble and Cohn were situated, like everything else in New York that appertains to the drama, in the neighbourhood of Times Square.
