Memoirs of an American Prima Donna

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THE LONDON SEASON Our house in St. John's Wood that we rented for our first London season was small, but it had a front door and a back garden and, on the whole, we were very happy there.

Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

There many people sought us out, and others were brought to see us.

Newcastle was always coming with someone interesting in tow.

Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

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Chapter 18 of Memoirs of an American Prima Donna is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE LONDON SEASON Our house in St. John's Wood that we rented for our first London season was small, but it had a front door and a back garden and, on the whole, we were very happy there. Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up. There many people sought us out, and others were brought to see us. Newcastle was always coming with someone interesting in tow. Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

Memoirs of an American Prima Donna

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Chapter 18 of Memoirs of an American Prima Donna is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE LONDON SEASON Our house in St. John's Wood that we rented for our first London season was small, but it had a front door and a back garden and, on the whole, we were very happy there.

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Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

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There many people sought us out, and others were brought to see us.

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Newcastle was always coming with someone interesting in tow.

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Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

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Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.”

Someone pronoun US /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading “Newcastle was always coming with someone interesting in tow.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.”

Thought noun US /ˈthought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.”

Whenever conjunction US /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading “Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.”

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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 LONDON SEASON Our house in St. John's Wood that we rented for our first London season was small, but it had a front door and a back garden and, on the whole, we were very happy there.

always

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From this reading Newcastle was always coming with someone interesting in tow.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

back

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became

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From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

bored

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From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

brought

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From this reading There many people sought us out, and others were brought to see us.

built

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From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

came

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From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

cheered

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From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

Chevalier

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From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

Club

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coming

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From this reading Newcastle was always coming with someone interesting in tow.

Continent

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From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

dissatisfied

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From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

door

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first

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

front

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garden

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

happy

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Herald

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From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

hotels

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From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

house

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

immediately

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From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

interesting

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From this reading Newcastle was always coming with someone interesting in tow.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

Jerome

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From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

Jockey

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From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

John's

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Leonard

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From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

LONDON

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many

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From this reading There many people sought us out, and others were brought to see us.

mother

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From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

Newcastle

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From this reading Newcastle was always coming with someone interesting in tow.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

others

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From this reading There many people sought us out, and others were brought to see us.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

out

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From this reading There many people sought us out, and others were brought to see us.

people

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From this reading There many people sought us out, and others were brought to see us.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

rented

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SEASON

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see

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From this reading There many people sought us out, and others were brought to see us.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

small

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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading Newcastle was always coming with someone interesting in tow.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

sought

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From this reading There many people sought us out, and others were brought to see us.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

there

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thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

title

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From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There many people sought us out, and others were brought to see us.

tow

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From this reading Newcastle was always coming with someone interesting in tow.

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From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There many people sought us out, and others were brought to see us.

use

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From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

very

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading Whenever my mother became bored or dissatisfied she thought of the hotels on the Continent and immediately cheered up.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

whole

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Newcastle was always coming with someone interesting in tow.

Wood

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Wyckoff

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From this reading Leonard Jerome, who built the Jockey Club, came with Newcastle, I remember, and so did Chevalier Wyckoff, who had something to do with _The Herald_, and did not use his title.

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