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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 It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
Ah
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all
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
also
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From this reading Great was the silliness, but great also as to this case of poor Mrs. Brash, I will say for it, the good nature.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nothing would be easier of course than to tell the whole little tale with an eye only for that silly side of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, that's what, on the whole and in spite of everything, it really was.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Great was the silliness, but great also as to this case of poor Mrs. Brash, I will say for it, the good nature.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing would be easier of course than to tell the whole little tale with an eye only for that silly side of it.
Brash
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Great was the silliness, but great also as to this case of poor Mrs. Brash, I will say for it, the good nature.
case
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From this reading Great was the silliness, but great also as to this case of poor Mrs. Brash, I will say for it, the good nature.
catch
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing would be easier of course than to tell the whole little tale with an eye only for that silly side of it.
dropped
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From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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easier
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From this reading Nothing would be easier of course than to tell the whole little tale with an eye only for that silly side of it.
enthroned
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Well, that's what, on the whole and in spite of everything, it really was.
extracted
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From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
eye
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From this reading Nothing would be easier of course than to tell the whole little tale with an eye only for that silly side of it.
famous
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
gallery
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From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great was the silliness, but great also as to this case of poor Mrs. Brash, I will say for it, the good nature.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
happy
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
Holbein
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hurrying
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, that's what, on the whole and in spite of everything, it really was.
inspiration
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From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
introduced
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, that's what, on the whole and in spite of everything, it really was.
less
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
London
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lyric
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makes
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making
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memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
minister
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mixture
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mobbed
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moment
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more
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motions
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Mrs
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
nature
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From this reading Great was the silliness, but great also as to this case of poor Mrs. Brash, I will say for it, the good nature.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing would be easier of course than to tell the whole little tale with an eye only for that silly side of it.
nudging
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
occasions
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From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, that's what, on the whole and in spite of everything, it really was.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, that's what, on the whole and in spite of everything, it really was.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
only
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From this reading Nothing would be easier of course than to tell the whole little tale with an eye only for that silly side of it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
panorama
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From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
parrot
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
people
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
perfection
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pictures
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From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great was the silliness, but great also as to this case of poor Mrs. Brash, I will say for it, the good nature.
practically
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
pressing
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
promptitude
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
really
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From this reading Well, that's what, on the whole and in spite of everything, it really was.
regular
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From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
rich
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From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
say
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From this reading Great was the silliness, but great also as to this case of poor Mrs. Brash, I will say for it, the good nature.
see
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
sheep
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
side
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From this reading Nothing would be easier of course than to tell the whole little tale with an eye only for that silly side of it.
silliness
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From this reading Great was the silliness, but great also as to this case of poor Mrs. Brash, I will say for it, the good nature.
silly
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From this reading Nothing would be easier of course than to tell the whole little tale with an eye only for that silly side of it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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spite
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From this reading Well, that's what, on the whole and in spite of everything, it really was.
staring
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
surrounded
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
tale
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From this reading Nothing would be easier of course than to tell the whole little tale with an eye only for that silly side of it.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing would be easier of course than to tell the whole little tale with an eye only for that silly side of it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing would be easier of course than to tell the whole little tale with an eye only for that silly side of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
that's
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From this reading Well, that's what, on the whole and in spite of everything, it really was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, that's what, on the whole and in spite of everything, it really was.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Great was the silliness, but great also as to this case of poor Mrs. Brash, I will say for it, the good nature.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
turn
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
up
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
view
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From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, that's what, on the whole and in spite of everything, it really was.
Well
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From this reading Well, that's what, on the whole and in spite of everything, it really was.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, that's what, on the whole and in spite of everything, it really was.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It has dropped into my memory a rich little gallery of pictures, a regular panorama of those occasions that were to minister to the view from which I had so for a moment extracted a lyric inspiration.
whole
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From this reading Well, that's what, on the whole and in spite of everything, it really was.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Great was the silliness, but great also as to this case of poor Mrs. Brash, I will say for it, the good nature.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
word
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nothing would be easier of course than to tell the whole little tale with an eye only for that silly side of it.
yes
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From this reading I see Mrs. Brash on each of these occasions practically enthroned and surrounded and more or less mobbed; see the hurrying and the nudging and the pressing and the staring; see the people "making up" and introduced, and catch the word when they have had their turn; hear it above all, the great one--"Ah yes, the famous Holbein!"--passed about with that perfection of promptitude that makes the motions of the London mind so happy a mixture of those of the parrot and the sheep.
