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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 All went merry as a marriage bell.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
All
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From this reading All went merry as a marriage bell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All went merry as a marriage bell.
Ascot
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
bell
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From this reading All went merry as a marriage bell.
brought
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From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
Campbell
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
ceased
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
charms
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
company
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
course
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From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
crack
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From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
dessert
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
devoted
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From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
dinner
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From this reading The dinner was a success.
discussing
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
door
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From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
Henley
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
hitch
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From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
Hurlingham
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
interludes
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From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
last
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
laundress
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From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
many
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
marriage
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From this reading All went merry as a marriage bell.
merry
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From this reading All went merry as a marriage bell.
Mrs
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
Now
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
Pat
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
PLAIN
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From this reading PLAIN SPEAKING.
Ranelagh
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
rival
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
safely
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From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
season
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
SPEAKING
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From this reading PLAIN SPEAKING.
success
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From this reading The dinner was a success.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dinner was a success.
There
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From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
topics
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From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
up
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From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dinner was a success.
went
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From this reading All went merry as a marriage bell.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now they had ceased, and the company were discussing dessert, and many of the topics of last season--Henley, Ascot, Mrs. Pat Campbell, the rival charms of Hurlingham and Ranelagh.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was no hitch; the laundress (with interludes devoted to the crack in the door) safely brought up course after course.
