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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 Dowager was a woman far more clever than Lucy, who knew the world.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
apt
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From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
aunt
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
became
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
better
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
clever
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From this reading The Dowager was a woman far more clever than Lucy, who knew the world.
clubs
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
dinner
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From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
Dowager
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From this reading The Dowager was a woman far more clever than Lucy, who knew the world.
DOWAGER'S
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From this reading THE DOWAGER'S EXPLANATION.
existence
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
EXPLANATION
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From this reading THE DOWAGER'S EXPLANATION.
faces
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From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
facts
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From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
far
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From this reading The Dowager was a woman far more clever than Lucy, who knew the world.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
grave
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
House
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
husband
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From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
instead
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From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
knew
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From this reading The Dowager was a woman far more clever than Lucy, who knew the world.
Lady
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From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
living
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
London
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
looking
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
Lucy
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From this reading The Dowager was a woman far more clever than Lucy, who knew the world.
man
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
meaning
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From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
met
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From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
missing
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From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
more
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From this reading The Dowager was a woman far more clever than Lucy, who knew the world.
much
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From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
Now
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From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
perhaps
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From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
put
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From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
quick
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
Randolph
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From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
resuming
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
said
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
saw
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From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
significance
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From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Dowager was a woman far more clever than Lucy, who knew the world.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOWAGER'S EXPLANATION.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
there
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From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
throb
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
Tom
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From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
too
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From this reading And she was apt perhaps, instead of missing the meaning of the facts around her, to put too much significance in them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Dowager was a woman far more clever than Lucy, who knew the world.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sir Tom was more grave than became a man who had returned into life, as his aunt said, and was looking forward to resuming the better part of existence--the House, the clubs, the quick throb of living which is in London.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Dowager was a woman far more clever than Lucy, who knew the world.
wife
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From this reading Now, when the little party met at dinner, Lady Randolph saw in the faces of both husband and wife more than was there, though much was there.
woman
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From this reading The Dowager was a woman far more clever than Lucy, who knew the world.
world
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From this reading The Dowager was a woman far more clever than Lucy, who knew the world.
