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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 Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
Abbott
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From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no gainsaying the fact that Letty and her escort proposed supping alone!
AmidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
appeared
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From this reading No third person, however, appeared.
Austen
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From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
better
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From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
client
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
conducted
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
covered
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
criticisms
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From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
entered
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From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
escort
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From this reading There was no gainsaying the fact that Letty and her escort proposed supping alone!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
fact
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From this reading There was no gainsaying the fact that Letty and her escort proposed supping alone!
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
few
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From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
followed
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From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
following
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From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
gainsaying
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From this reading There was no gainsaying the fact that Letty and her escort proposed supping alone!
general
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From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
Gustav
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
handed
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no gainsaying the fact that Letty and her escort proposed supping alone!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading No third person, however, appeared.
known
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From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
laid
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
Letty
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From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
menu
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
midnight
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From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
minutes
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From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No third person, however, appeared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
opinion
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From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
ordered
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
person
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From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
pink
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
proposed
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From this reading There was no gainsaying the fact that Letty and her escort proposed supping alone!
restaurant
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From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
roses
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
see
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From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
Shaw
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From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
silly
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From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
small
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
specially
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
storm
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From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
supper
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
supping
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From this reading There was no gainsaying the fact that Letty and her escort proposed supping alone!
table
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
There
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From this reading There was no gainsaying the fact that Letty and her escort proposed supping alone!
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
two
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From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she had entered the restaurant a few minutes before midnight, followed by Austen Abbott, every one looked to see a third person following them.
whispered
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From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Amidst a storm of whispered criticisms, the general opinion was that Letty Shaw was a silly little fool who ought to have known better.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gustav himself conducted them to a small table laid for two, covered with pink roses, and handed his fair client the menu of a specially ordered supper.
