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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 Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
acknowledged
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From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading My first engagement was to dine with Lord and Lady Bennington, who were among the very few English intimate in the best French houses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
balls
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From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
Bennington
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From this reading My first engagement was to dine with Lord and Lady Bennington, who were among the very few English intimate in the best French houses.
best
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From this reading My first engagement was to dine with Lord and Lady Bennington, who were among the very few English intimate in the best French houses.
better
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From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
Bishop
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From this reading Seest thou how gayly my young maister goes?--Bishop Hall's Satires.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
croit
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From this reading Qui vit sans folie, n'est pas si sage qu'il croit.--La Rochefoucault.
description
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From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
dine
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From this reading My first engagement was to dine with Lord and Lady Bennington, who were among the very few English intimate in the best French houses.
dinners
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From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
engagement
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From this reading My first engagement was to dine with Lord and Lady Bennington, who were among the very few English intimate in the best French houses.
English
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From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
excess
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From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
few
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From this reading My first engagement was to dine with Lord and Lady Bennington, who were among the very few English intimate in the best French houses.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first engagement was to dine with Lord and Lady Bennington, who were among the very few English intimate in the best French houses.
folie
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From this reading Qui vit sans folie, n'est pas si sage qu'il croit.--La Rochefoucault.
French
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From this reading My first engagement was to dine with Lord and Lady Bennington, who were among the very few English intimate in the best French houses.
full
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From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
gayly
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From this reading Seest thou how gayly my young maister goes?--Bishop Hall's Satires.
goes
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From this reading Seest thou how gayly my young maister goes?--Bishop Hall's Satires.
Hall's
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From this reading Seest thou how gayly my young maister goes?--Bishop Hall's Satires.
houses
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From this reading My first engagement was to dine with Lord and Lady Bennington, who were among the very few English intimate in the best French houses.
how
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From this reading Seest thou how gayly my young maister goes?--Bishop Hall's Satires.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
intimate
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From this reading My first engagement was to dine with Lord and Lady Bennington, who were among the very few English intimate in the best French houses.
introduction
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From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
invitations
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From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
La
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From this reading Qui vit sans folie, n'est pas si sage qu'il croit.--La Rochefoucault.
Lady
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From this reading My first engagement was to dine with Lord and Lady Bennington, who were among the very few English intimate in the best French houses.
letters
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From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
Lord
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From this reading My first engagement was to dine with Lord and Lady Bennington, who were among the very few English intimate in the best French houses.
lost
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From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
maister
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From this reading Seest thou how gayly my young maister goes?--Bishop Hall's Satires.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Seest thou how gayly my young maister goes?--Bishop Hall's Satires.
n'est
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From this reading Qui vit sans folie, n'est pas si sage qu'il croit.--La Rochefoucault.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
overflow
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From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
Paris
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From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
pas
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From this reading Qui vit sans folie, n'est pas si sage qu'il croit.--La Rochefoucault.
presenting
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From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
qu'il
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From this reading Qui vit sans folie, n'est pas si sage qu'il croit.--La Rochefoucault.
Qui
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From this reading Qui vit sans folie, n'est pas si sage qu'il croit.--La Rochefoucault.
quickly
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From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
reservoir
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From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
Rochefoucault
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From this reading Qui vit sans folie, n'est pas si sage qu'il croit.--La Rochefoucault.
sage
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From this reading Qui vit sans folie, n'est pas si sage qu'il croit.--La Rochefoucault.
sans
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From this reading Qui vit sans folie, n'est pas si sage qu'il croit.--La Rochefoucault.
Satires
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From this reading Seest thou how gayly my young maister goes?--Bishop Hall's Satires.
Seest
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From this reading Seest thou how gayly my young maister goes?--Bishop Hall's Satires.
si
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From this reading Qui vit sans folie, n'est pas si sage qu'il croit.--La Rochefoucault.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Seest thou how gayly my young maister goes?--Bishop Hall's Satires.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
usually
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From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
very
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From this reading My first engagement was to dine with Lord and Lady Bennington, who were among the very few English intimate in the best French houses.
vit
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From this reading Qui vit sans folie, n'est pas si sage qu'il croit.--La Rochefoucault.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I lost no time in presenting my letters of introduction, and they were as quickly acknowledged by invitations to balls and dinners.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My first engagement was to dine with Lord and Lady Bennington, who were among the very few English intimate in the best French houses.
world
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From this reading Paris was full to excess, and of a better description of English than those who usually overflow that reservoir of the world.
young
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From this reading Seest thou how gayly my young maister goes?--Bishop Hall's Satires.
