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acknowledged
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From this reading The evening had been universally acknowledged to have been brilliantly successful.
agreed
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From this reading And everyone had agreed that never had Lady Blakeney looked more radiantly beautiful than on this night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
any
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
artiste
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
band
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
beautiful
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From this reading In the meanwhile silence had fallen over the beautiful old manorial house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The evening had been universally acknowledged to have been brilliantly successful.
bent
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
Blakeney
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From this reading And everyone had agreed that never had Lady Blakeney looked more radiantly beautiful than on this night.
brilliantly
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From this reading The evening had been universally acknowledged to have been brilliantly successful.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
calm
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
change
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
chatter
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
chiefly
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
dances
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
departed
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
ditties
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
elaborate
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
enjoyment
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
entertainments
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
evening
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From this reading The evening had been universally acknowledged to have been brilliantly successful.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading And everyone had agreed that never had Lady Blakeney looked more radiantly beautiful than on this night.
excitement
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
fallen
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From this reading In the meanwhile silence had fallen over the beautiful old manorial house.
follows
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
French
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
guests
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meanwhile silence had fallen over the beautiful old manorial house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The evening had been universally acknowledged to have been brilliantly successful.
heed
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
house
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From this reading In the meanwhile silence had fallen over the beautiful old manorial house.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meanwhile silence had fallen over the beautiful old manorial house.
inspiring
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
isolation
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
Lady
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From this reading And everyone had agreed that never had Lady Blakeney looked more radiantly beautiful than on this night.
leaving
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And everyone had agreed that never had Lady Blakeney looked more radiantly beautiful than on this night.
manorial
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From this reading In the meanwhile silence had fallen over the beautiful old manorial house.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the meanwhile silence had fallen over the beautiful old manorial house.
midst
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
more
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From this reading And everyone had agreed that never had Lady Blakeney looked more radiantly beautiful than on this night.
much
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And everyone had agreed that never had Lady Blakeney looked more radiantly beautiful than on this night.
night
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From this reading And everyone had agreed that never had Lady Blakeney looked more radiantly beautiful than on this night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
noisy
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
old
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From this reading In the meanwhile silence had fallen over the beautiful old manorial house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the meanwhile silence had fallen over the beautiful old manorial house.
paid
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
peaceful
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
programme
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
promised
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
radiantly
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From this reading And everyone had agreed that never had Lady Blakeney looked more radiantly beautiful than on this night.
recherche
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
sense
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading In the meanwhile silence had fallen over the beautiful old manorial house.
string
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
successful
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From this reading The evening had been universally acknowledged to have been brilliantly successful.
sung
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
supper
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
talked
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And everyone had agreed that never had Lady Blakeney looked more radiantly beautiful than on this night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meanwhile silence had fallen over the beautiful old manorial house.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
throng
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From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The evening had been universally acknowledged to have been brilliantly successful.
True
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
tunes
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
universally
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From this reading The evening had been universally acknowledged to have been brilliantly successful.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One by one the guests had departed, leaving that peaceful sense of complete calm and isolation which follows the noisy chatter of any great throng bent chiefly on enjoyment.
whirl
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
wines
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From this reading True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments.
