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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 Mine had been removed by a little pinchbeck oriental in the outer courts, and I wandered within unpleasantly conscious of a hole in one sock, to find myself by no means the only obvious refugee from the rain.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
accident
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alcove
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From this reading But at length I found a divan to suit me in an upstairs alcove.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But at length I found a divan to suit me in an upstairs alcove.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
antecedents
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any
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Apologia
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
asylum
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at length I found a divan to suit me in an upstairs alcove.
available
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From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
bath
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From this reading The bath was in fact inconveniently crowded.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mine had been removed by a little pinchbeck oriental in the outer courts, and I wandered within unpleasantly conscious of a hole in one sock, to find myself by no means the only obvious refugee from the rain.
best
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boots
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at length I found a divan to suit me in an upstairs alcove.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mine had been removed by a little pinchbeck oriental in the outer courts, and I wandered within unpleasantly conscious of a hole in one sock, to find myself by no means the only obvious refugee from the rain.
choice
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From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
clothes
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club
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coat
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companions
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conscious
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cooling
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courts
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creased
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crowded
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From this reading The bath was in fact inconveniently crowded.
day
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days
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decisively
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divan
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enter
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Eton
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fact
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From this reading The bath was in fact inconveniently crowded.
fastidious
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find
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From this reading Mine had been removed by a little pinchbeck oriental in the outer courts, and I wandered within unpleasantly conscious of a hole in one sock, to find myself by no means the only obvious refugee from the rain.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at length I found a divan to suit me in an upstairs alcove.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mine had been removed by a little pinchbeck oriental in the outer courts, and I wandered within unpleasantly conscious of a hole in one sock, to find myself by no means the only obvious refugee from the rain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
Hamman
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Harrow
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hole
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hung
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From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
inconveniently
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From this reading The bath was in fact inconveniently crowded.
indeed
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From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
Jermyn
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading But at length I found a divan to suit me in an upstairs alcove.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mine had been removed by a little pinchbeck oriental in the outer courts, and I wandered within unpleasantly conscious of a hole in one sock, to find myself by no means the only obvious refugee from the rain.
longer
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match
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But at length I found a divan to suit me in an upstairs alcove.
means
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From this reading Mine had been removed by a little pinchbeck oriental in the outer courts, and I wandered within unpleasantly conscious of a hole in one sock, to find myself by no means the only obvious refugee from the rain.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
MinepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mine had been removed by a little pinchbeck oriental in the outer courts, and I wandered within unpleasantly conscious of a hole in one sock, to find myself by no means the only obvious refugee from the rain.
more
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From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Mine had been removed by a little pinchbeck oriental in the outer courts, and I wandered within unpleasantly conscious of a hole in one sock, to find myself by no means the only obvious refugee from the rain.
newer
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From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
obvious
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From this reading Mine had been removed by a little pinchbeck oriental in the outer courts, and I wandered within unpleasantly conscious of a hole in one sock, to find myself by no means the only obvious refugee from the rain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
only
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opposite
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From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
oriental
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outer
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own
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From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
pair
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pinchbeck
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rain
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refugee
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removed
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sock
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spite
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From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
Street
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From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
suit
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From this reading But at length I found a divan to suit me in an upstairs alcove.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Apologia On one of the worst days of last year, to wit the first day of the Eton and Harrow match, I had turned into the Hamman, in Jermyn Street, as the best available asylum for wet boots that might no longer enter any club.
trousers
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From this reading I had the choice indeed of more than one; but in spite of my antecedents I am fastidious about my cooling companions in a Turkish bath, and it was by no accident that I hung my clothes opposite to a newer morning coat and a pair of trousers more decisively creased than my own.
Turkish
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turned
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unpleasantly
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upstairs
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wandered
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From this reading Mine had been removed by a little pinchbeck oriental in the outer courts, and I wandered within unpleasantly conscious of a hole in one sock, to find myself by no means the only obvious refugee from the rain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bath was in fact inconveniently crowded.
wet
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wit
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withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Mine had been removed by a little pinchbeck oriental in the outer courts, and I wandered within unpleasantly conscious of a hole in one sock, to find myself by no means the only obvious refugee from the rain.
worst
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year
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