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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 A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
ALARM
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From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
all
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From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
allowing
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From this reading “Oh, I was allowing my thoughts to drift idly in many currents,” he answered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
answered
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From this reading “Oh, I was allowing my thoughts to drift idly in many currents,” he answered.
aroused
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From this reading The Professor aroused himself with a slight start.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
beauty
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From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
cost
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From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
crown
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From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
currents
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From this reading “Oh, I was allowing my thoughts to drift idly in many currents,” he answered.
dancers
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From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
Dean
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From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
drift
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From this reading “Oh, I was allowing my thoughts to drift idly in many currents,” he answered.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
General
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From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, I was allowing my thoughts to drift idly in many currents,” he answered.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Professor aroused himself with a slight start.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I was allowing my thoughts to drift idly in many currents,” he answered.
idly
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From this reading “Oh, I was allowing my thoughts to drift idly in many currents,” he answered.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “For instance, if it is not impertinent to inquire?”
impertinent
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From this reading “For instance, if it is not impertinent to inquire?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, I was allowing my thoughts to drift idly in many currents,” he answered.
inquire
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From this reading “For instance, if it is not impertinent to inquire?”
instance
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From this reading “For instance, if it is not impertinent to inquire?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “For instance, if it is not impertinent to inquire?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “For instance, if it is not impertinent to inquire?”
keep
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From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
latter
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From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
luxury
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From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
Mainwarren
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From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
many
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From this reading “Oh, I was allowing my thoughts to drift idly in many currents,” he answered.
marveling
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From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, I was allowing my thoughts to drift idly in many currents,” he answered.
NIGHT
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From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “For instance, if it is not impertinent to inquire?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, I was allowing my thoughts to drift idly in many currents,” he answered.
Professor
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From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
said
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From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
sat
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From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
slight
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From this reading The Professor aroused himself with a slight start.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
start
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From this reading The Professor aroused himself with a slight start.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
thinking
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From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
thoughtfully
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From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
thoughts
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From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
up
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From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, I was allowing my thoughts to drift idly in many currents,” he answered.
watching
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From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
Well
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From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, I was marveling at the beauty, the luxury and the splendor of all this, and thinking what it must cost to keep up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Professor aroused himself with a slight start.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A NIGHT ALARM “A crown for your thoughts, Professor!” said General Mainwarren to Professor Dean, as the latter sat thoughtfully watching the dancers.
