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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 This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
adept
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
also
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
billiard
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
Boyd
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
called
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
clerk
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
club
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
coat
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
comfortable
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
contributor
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
department
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
distinguished
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
entered
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
fashionable
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
feet
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
Foreign
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From this reading This was one of the rooms in the Foreign Office and looked out into St. James's Park.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
get
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
given
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
go
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
goes
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
GREEN
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From this reading MOUNSER GREEN.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
high
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
information
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This was one of the rooms in the Foreign Office and looked out into St. James's Park.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
Jack
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
James's
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From this reading This was one of the rooms in the Foreign Office and looked out into St. James's Park.
just
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
known
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
Lisbon
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was one of the rooms in the Foreign Office and looked out into St. James's Park.
magazines
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
man
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
men
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
more
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
MOUNSER
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From this reading MOUNSER GREEN.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was one of the rooms in the Foreign Office and looked out into St. James's Park.
office
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was one of the rooms in the Foreign Office and looked out into St. James's Park.
other
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
out
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From this reading This was one of the rooms in the Foreign Office and looked out into St. James's Park.
Palliser
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
Paragon's
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
Park
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From this reading This was one of the rooms in the Foreign Office and looked out into St. James's Park.
Peter
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
place
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
player
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
present
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
private
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
properly
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
room
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
rooms
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From this reading This was one of the rooms in the Foreign Office and looked out into St. James's Park.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
sitting
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
six
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
Slade
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
Slade's
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
spacious
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
St
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From this reading This was one of the rooms in the Foreign Office and looked out into St. James's Park.
tables
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
theatricals
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
three
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
town
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
uses
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
various
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
velvet
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
Vienna
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
Washington
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
ways
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From this reading Mounser Green was a distinguished clerk in that department,--and distinguished also in various ways, being one of the fashionable men about town, a great adept at private theatricals, remarkable as a billiard player at his club, and a contributor to various magazines.
wearing
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
well-carpeted
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From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This information was given by a handsome man, known as Mounser Green, about six feet high, wearing a velvet shooting coat,--more properly called an office coat from its present uses,--who had just entered a spacious well-carpeted comfortable room in which three other gentlemen were sitting at their different tables.
young
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From this reading "So Peter Boyd is to go to Washington in the Paragon's place, and Jack Slade goes to Vienna, and young Palliser is to get Slade's berth at Lisbon."
