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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 We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
Abdul
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From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
actual
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From this reading I had never seen a more offensive personality, although at the first glance he did not arouse actual dislike.
admitted
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From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
agreeable
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From this reading But when he did come at last he was at pains to seem agreeable, which was not quite his natural attitude.
Ali
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From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had never seen a more offensive personality, although at the first glance he did not arouse actual dislike.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The walls were hung with carpets and the floor was covered with Bokhara rugs three deep.
arouse
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From this reading I had never seen a more offensive personality, although at the first glance he did not arouse actual dislike.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But when he did come at last he was at pains to seem agreeable, which was not quite his natural attitude.
attitude
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From this reading But when he did come at last he was at pains to seem agreeable, which was not quite his natural attitude.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
Bokhara
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From this reading The walls were hung with carpets and the floor was covered with Bokhara rugs three deep.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he did come at last he was at pains to seem agreeable, which was not quite his natural attitude.
carpets
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From this reading The walls were hung with carpets and the floor was covered with Bokhara rugs three deep.
chairs
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From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he did come at last he was at pains to seem agreeable, which was not quite his natural attitude.
condescended
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From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
covered
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From this reading The walls were hung with carpets and the floor was covered with Bokhara rugs three deep.
deep
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From this reading The walls were hung with carpets and the floor was covered with Bokhara rugs three deep.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But when he did come at last he was at pains to seem agreeable, which was not quite his natural attitude.
dislike
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From this reading I had never seen a more offensive personality, although at the first glance he did not arouse actual dislike.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
eastern
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From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
emphasize
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From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
enter
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From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
faced
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From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never seen a more offensive personality, although at the first glance he did not arouse actual dislike.
floor
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From this reading The walls were hung with carpets and the floor was covered with Bokhara rugs three deep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
furnished
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From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
gilt
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From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
glance
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From this reading I had never seen a more offensive personality, although at the first glance he did not arouse actual dislike.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had never seen a more offensive personality, although at the first glance he did not arouse actual dislike.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
hung
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From this reading The walls were hung with carpets and the floor was covered with Bokhara rugs three deep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had never seen a more offensive personality, although at the first glance he did not arouse actual dislike.
importance
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From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
kept
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From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he did come at last he was at pains to seem agreeable, which was not quite his natural attitude.
minutes
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From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
more
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From this reading I had never seen a more offensive personality, although at the first glance he did not arouse actual dislike.
natural
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From this reading But when he did come at last he was at pains to seem agreeable, which was not quite his natural attitude.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never seen a more offensive personality, although at the first glance he did not arouse actual dislike.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But when he did come at last he was at pains to seem agreeable, which was not quite his natural attitude.
offensive
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From this reading I had never seen a more offensive personality, although at the first glance he did not arouse actual dislike.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
own
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From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
pains
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From this reading But when he did come at last he was at pains to seem agreeable, which was not quite his natural attitude.
personality
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From this reading I had never seen a more offensive personality, although at the first glance he did not arouse actual dislike.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he did come at last he was at pains to seem agreeable, which was not quite his natural attitude.
room
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From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
rugs
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From this reading The walls were hung with carpets and the floor was covered with Bokhara rugs three deep.
seem
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From this reading But when he did come at last he was at pains to seem agreeable, which was not quite his natural attitude.
seen
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From this reading I had never seen a more offensive personality, although at the first glance he did not arouse actual dislike.
street
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From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
style
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From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
ten
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From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
three
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From this reading The walls were hung with carpets and the floor was covered with Bokhara rugs three deep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
two
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From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
waiting
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From this reading No doubt in order to emphasize his own importance, Abdul Ali kept us waiting in that room for ten minutes before he condescended to enter.
wall
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From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
walls
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From this reading The walls were hung with carpets and the floor was covered with Bokhara rugs three deep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The walls were hung with carpets and the floor was covered with Bokhara rugs three deep.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were admitted into a room that faced on the street, furnished entirely in the eastern style, except for two gilt chairs against the wall.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when he did come at last he was at pains to seem agreeable, which was not quite his natural attitude.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But when he did come at last he was at pains to seem agreeable, which was not quite his natural attitude.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The walls were hung with carpets and the floor was covered with Bokhara rugs three deep.
