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8
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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
admitted
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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
all
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From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
appointed
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From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
Better
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
card
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
Charles
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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
coming
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
cord
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
crimson
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
D
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From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
dress
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From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
dressed
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From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
Dsc
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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
entered
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
etc
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From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
evening
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
faces
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From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
filled
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
five
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
four
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
gentlefolk
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
home
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
immediately
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
intelligent
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From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
Jenkins
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
kind-looking
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From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
lecture
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
m
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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
money
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
most
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From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
nice
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From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
noticed
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
off
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
out
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
p
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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
people
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
place
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From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
pocket
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
presented
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From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
public
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
punctually
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From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
put
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From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
railed
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
recognized
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
remark
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
Research
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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
room
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
rows
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
saw
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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
Scientific
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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
seated
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
seats
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
semi-evening
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From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
Sir
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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
small
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
Smith-Brown
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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
talk
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
thanked
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From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
Thursday
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From this reading Jenkins looked at the card and saw it admitted him at 8 p. m. on the coming Thursday evening to a lecture on Scientific Research by Sir Charles Smith-Brown, Dsc.
ticket
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From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M.D., etc., etc. Jenkins thanked him and put the card in his pocket and on the next Thursday he presented his ticket punctually at the time and place appointed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
tossed
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From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
very
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From this reading They were all very well dressed in semi-evening dress and had, for the most part, nice kind-looking intelligent faces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
well
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From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The small lecture room was already well filled when Jenkins entered and he noticed that the first four or five rows of seats were railed off by a crimson cord from the rest and in these were seated people that Jenkins recognized immediately as “gentlefolk.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One evening the doctor on coming home tossed a card over to Jenkins with the remark, “Better come to the lecture and hear me talk the money out of the public pocket.”
