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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then the gossip about Erard’s old intimacy with Mrs. Wilbur added sauce to the affair.
acridadjectiveUS /ˈæk.rɪd/
Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading Given that basis for elaboration in any other great city, an acrid scandal would have fermented rapidly; Chicago was sensible and tolerant.
added
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admirably
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From this reading The lectures went admirably.
affair
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From this reading Then the gossip about Erard’s old intimacy with Mrs. Wilbur added sauce to the affair.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Given that basis for elaboration in any other great city, an acrid scandal would have fermented rapidly; Chicago was sensible and tolerant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
any
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attract
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From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
audience
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From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
basis
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Chicago
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city
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course
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
crowded
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
curiosity
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From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
eight
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
elaboration
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Erard's
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From this reading Then the gossip about Erard’s old intimacy with Mrs. Wilbur added sauce to the affair.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
fashionable
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
fermented
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
Given
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gossip
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From this reading Then the gossip about Erard’s old intimacy with Mrs. Wilbur added sauce to the affair.
great
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From this reading Given that basis for elaboration in any other great city, an acrid scandal would have fermented rapidly; Chicago was sensible and tolerant.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Given that basis for elaboration in any other great city, an acrid scandal would have fermented rapidly; Chicago was sensible and tolerant.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
hold
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From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
house
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Given that basis for elaboration in any other great city, an acrid scandal would have fermented rapidly; Chicago was sensible and tolerant.
intelligent
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From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
intimacy
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From this reading Then the gossip about Erard’s old intimacy with Mrs. Wilbur added sauce to the affair.
leaders
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
lecturer
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lectures
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From this reading The lectures went admirably.
more
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From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
morning
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
most
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
new
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From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
novel
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From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
old
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other
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From this reading Given that basis for elaboration in any other great city, an acrid scandal would have fermented rapidly; Chicago was sensible and tolerant.
point
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prominent
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
rapidly
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From this reading Given that basis for elaboration in any other great city, an acrid scandal would have fermented rapidly; Chicago was sensible and tolerant.
sauce
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From this reading Then the gossip about Erard’s old intimacy with Mrs. Wilbur added sauce to the affair.
scandal
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sensibilities
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sensible
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From this reading Given that basis for elaboration in any other great city, an acrid scandal would have fermented rapidly; Chicago was sensible and tolerant.
skill
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From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Given that basis for elaboration in any other great city, an acrid scandal would have fermented rapidly; Chicago was sensible and tolerant.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lectures went admirably.
Then
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From this reading Then the gossip about Erard’s old intimacy with Mrs. Wilbur added sauce to the affair.
tickled
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From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
tolerant
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From this reading Given that basis for elaboration in any other great city, an acrid scandal would have fermented rapidly; Chicago was sensible and tolerant.
view
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From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
Wednesday
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
weeks
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
went
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From this reading The lectures went admirably.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The new house did something to attract; the lecturer himself more, having the skill to hold the curiosity of his audience with his novel point of view, while he tickled the sensibilities of the most intelligent.
Wilbur
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From this reading Then the gossip about Erard’s old intimacy with Mrs. Wilbur added sauce to the affair.
Wilbur's
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
women
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur’s house was crowded every Wednesday morning for the eight weeks of the course with “the most prominent and fashionable leaders among Chicago women.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Given that basis for elaboration in any other great city, an acrid scandal would have fermented rapidly; Chicago was sensible and tolerant.
