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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 THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
ADELE
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From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
apartments
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From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
back
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
Barty
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From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
BLONDET
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From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
Bourke
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From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
businessmen
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From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
cab
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
CASE
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From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
certain
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From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
charmingly
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
class
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From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
close
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
closed
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
common
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
dismissing
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
dissipation
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From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
door
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
down
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
dozen
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From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
drove
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From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
East
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From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
engaged
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From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
extinguished
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
front
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
furnished
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
going
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
haunt
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From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
horror
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From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
hour
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
house
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
immediately
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
Jarper
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From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
kind
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
knew
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From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
knocked
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
known
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From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
Leslie's
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From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
lights
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
looking
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
manner
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
Meddlechip
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From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
men
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From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
opened
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
other
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
parties
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
peculiar
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
people
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From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
place
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From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
places
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
plenty
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
policeman
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
Religious
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From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
reputation
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From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
Rooms
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From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
see
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
shutters
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
sight
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
steady
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From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
stealthy
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
Street
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From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
Supper
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From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
there
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
up
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From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
Vandeloup
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From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
very
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From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
vice
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From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
way
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From this reading After dismissing the cab and looking up and down the street to see that no policeman was in sight, Vandeloup knocked at the door in a peculiar manner, and it was immediately opened in a stealthy kind of way.
well
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From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CASE OF ADELE BLONDET Leslie’s Supper Rooms in Bourke Street East were very well known--that is, among a certain class.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Religious people and steady businessmen knew nothing about such a place except by reputation, and looked upon it, with horror, as a haunt of vice and dissipation.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Though Leslie’s, in common with other places had to close at a certain hour, yet when the shutters were up, the door closed, and the lights extinguished in the front of the house, there was plenty of life and bustle going on at the back, where there were charmingly furnished little rooms for supper parties.
young
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From this reading Barty Jarper had engaged one of these apartments, and with about a dozen young men was having a good time of it when Vandeloup and Meddlechip drove up.
