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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 Mrs. Jessop's drawing-room, ruddy with fire-light, glittering with delicate wax candle-light; a few women in pale-coloured gauzy dresses, a few men, sublime in blue coats, gold buttons, yellow waistcoats, and smiles--this was all I noticed of the scene, which was quite a novel scene to me.
all
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aloud
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Jessop's drawing-room, ruddy with fire-light, glittering with delicate wax candle-light; a few women in pale-coloured gauzy dresses, a few men, sublime in blue coats, gold buttons, yellow waistcoats, and smiles--this was all I noticed of the scene, which was quite a novel scene to me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The doctor's wife had introduced us formally to all her guests, as the custom then was, especially in these small cosy supper-parties.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Mr. Halifax, it is kind of you to come; Lady Caroline Brithwood will be delighted.
blue
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Brithwood
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From this reading "Mr. Halifax, it is kind of you to come; Lady Caroline Brithwood will be delighted.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How they greeted us I do not now remember; no doubt, with a kind of well-bred formal surprise; but society was generally formal then.
buttons
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candle-light
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Caroline
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chief
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coats
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Halifax, it is kind of you to come; Lady Caroline Brithwood will be delighted.
corners
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cosy
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custom
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delicate
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delighted
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From this reading "Mr. Halifax, it is kind of you to come; Lady Caroline Brithwood will be delighted.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How they greeted us I do not now remember; no doubt, with a kind of well-bred formal surprise; but society was generally formal then.
doctor's
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doubt
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drawing-room
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dresses
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especially
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few
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fire-light
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formal
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formally
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gauzy
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generally
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glittering
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gold
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goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My chief recollection is of Mrs. Jessop's saying pointedly and aloud, though with a smile playing under the corners of her good little mouth:
greeted
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From this reading How they greeted us I do not now remember; no doubt, with a kind of well-bred formal surprise; but society was generally formal then.
guests
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From this reading The doctor's wife had introduced us formally to all her guests, as the custom then was, especially in these small cosy supper-parties.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The doctor's wife had introduced us formally to all her guests, as the custom then was, especially in these small cosy supper-parties.
Halifax
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From this reading "Mr. Halifax, it is kind of you to come; Lady Caroline Brithwood will be delighted.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor's wife had introduced us formally to all her guests, as the custom then was, especially in these small cosy supper-parties.
How
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From this reading How they greeted us I do not now remember; no doubt, with a kind of well-bred formal surprise; but society was generally formal then.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mrs. Jessop's drawing-room, ruddy with fire-light, glittering with delicate wax candle-light; a few women in pale-coloured gauzy dresses, a few men, sublime in blue coats, gold buttons, yellow waistcoats, and smiles--this was all I noticed of the scene, which was quite a novel scene to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Jessop's drawing-room, ruddy with fire-light, glittering with delicate wax candle-light; a few women in pale-coloured gauzy dresses, a few men, sublime in blue coats, gold buttons, yellow waistcoats, and smiles--this was all I noticed of the scene, which was quite a novel scene to me.
introduced
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From this reading The doctor's wife had introduced us formally to all her guests, as the custom then was, especially in these small cosy supper-parties.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My chief recollection is of Mrs. Jessop's saying pointedly and aloud, though with a smile playing under the corners of her good little mouth:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Mr. Halifax, it is kind of you to come; Lady Caroline Brithwood will be delighted.
Jessop's
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kind
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Lady
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From this reading "Mr. Halifax, it is kind of you to come; Lady Caroline Brithwood will be delighted.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My chief recollection is of Mrs. Jessop's saying pointedly and aloud, though with a smile playing under the corners of her good little mouth:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Jessop's drawing-room, ruddy with fire-light, glittering with delicate wax candle-light; a few women in pale-coloured gauzy dresses, a few men, sublime in blue coats, gold buttons, yellow waistcoats, and smiles--this was all I noticed of the scene, which was quite a novel scene to me.
men
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mouth
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Mr
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Mrs
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My chief recollection is of Mrs. Jessop's saying pointedly and aloud, though with a smile playing under the corners of her good little mouth:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading How they greeted us I do not now remember; no doubt, with a kind of well-bred formal surprise; but society was generally formal then.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How they greeted us I do not now remember; no doubt, with a kind of well-bred formal surprise; but society was generally formal then.
noticed
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novel
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Jessop's drawing-room, ruddy with fire-light, glittering with delicate wax candle-light; a few women in pale-coloured gauzy dresses, a few men, sublime in blue coats, gold buttons, yellow waistcoats, and smiles--this was all I noticed of the scene, which was quite a novel scene to me.
pale-coloured
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playing
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pointedly
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quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Jessop's drawing-room, ruddy with fire-light, glittering with delicate wax candle-light; a few women in pale-coloured gauzy dresses, a few men, sublime in blue coats, gold buttons, yellow waistcoats, and smiles--this was all I noticed of the scene, which was quite a novel scene to me.
recollection
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rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading How they greeted us I do not now remember; no doubt, with a kind of well-bred formal surprise; but society was generally formal then.
ruddy
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saying
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scene
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small
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From this reading The doctor's wife had introduced us formally to all her guests, as the custom then was, especially in these small cosy supper-parties.
smile
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smiles
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society
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sublime
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supper-parties
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surprise
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Jessop's drawing-room, ruddy with fire-light, glittering with delicate wax candle-light; a few women in pale-coloured gauzy dresses, a few men, sublime in blue coats, gold buttons, yellow waistcoats, and smiles--this was all I noticed of the scene, which was quite a novel scene to me.
then
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The doctor's wife had introduced us formally to all her guests, as the custom then was, especially in these small cosy supper-parties.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How they greeted us I do not now remember; no doubt, with a kind of well-bred formal surprise; but society was generally formal then.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Jessop's drawing-room, ruddy with fire-light, glittering with delicate wax candle-light; a few women in pale-coloured gauzy dresses, a few men, sublime in blue coats, gold buttons, yellow waistcoats, and smiles--this was all I noticed of the scene, which was quite a novel scene to me.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading My chief recollection is of Mrs. Jessop's saying pointedly and aloud, though with a smile playing under the corners of her good little mouth:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Jessop's drawing-room, ruddy with fire-light, glittering with delicate wax candle-light; a few women in pale-coloured gauzy dresses, a few men, sublime in blue coats, gold buttons, yellow waistcoats, and smiles--this was all I noticed of the scene, which was quite a novel scene to me.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading My chief recollection is of Mrs. Jessop's saying pointedly and aloud, though with a smile playing under the corners of her good little mouth:
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The doctor's wife had introduced us formally to all her guests, as the custom then was, especially in these small cosy supper-parties.
waistcoats
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Jessop's drawing-room, ruddy with fire-light, glittering with delicate wax candle-light; a few women in pale-coloured gauzy dresses, a few men, sublime in blue coats, gold buttons, yellow waistcoats, and smiles--this was all I noticed of the scene, which was quite a novel scene to me.
wax
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well-bred
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Jessop's drawing-room, ruddy with fire-light, glittering with delicate wax candle-light; a few women in pale-coloured gauzy dresses, a few men, sublime in blue coats, gold buttons, yellow waistcoats, and smiles--this was all I noticed of the scene, which was quite a novel scene to me.
wife
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From this reading The doctor's wife had introduced us formally to all her guests, as the custom then was, especially in these small cosy supper-parties.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Mr. Halifax, it is kind of you to come; Lady Caroline Brithwood will be delighted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Jessop's drawing-room, ruddy with fire-light, glittering with delicate wax candle-light; a few women in pale-coloured gauzy dresses, a few men, sublime in blue coats, gold buttons, yellow waistcoats, and smiles--this was all I noticed of the scene, which was quite a novel scene to me.
women
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yellow
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Halifax, it is kind of you to come; Lady Caroline Brithwood will be delighted.
