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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 SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
Bayswater
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From this reading He travelled by tube or omnibus from the Bayswater Road, where he lived what he described as his private life.
bill
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From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
boast
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From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He travelled by tube or omnibus from the Bayswater Road, where he lived what he described as his private life.
chick
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From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
child
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From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
described
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From this reading He travelled by tube or omnibus from the Bayswater Road, where he lived what he described as his private life.
dined
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From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
dining-room
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From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
director
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From this reading SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
extravagance
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From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He travelled by tube or omnibus from the Bayswater Road, where he lived what he described as his private life.
guest
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From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
home
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From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
horror
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From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
HORSE
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From this reading SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He travelled by tube or omnibus from the Bayswater Road, where he lived what he described as his private life.
lived
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From this reading He travelled by tube or omnibus from the Bayswater Road, where he lived what he described as his private life.
lunched
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From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
man
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From this reading SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
managing
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From this reading SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
MR
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From this reading MR.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
omnibus
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From this reading He travelled by tube or omnibus from the Bayswater Road, where he lived what he described as his private life.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He travelled by tube or omnibus from the Bayswater Road, where he lived what he described as his private life.
other
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From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
paid
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From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
paying
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From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
person
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From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
private
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From this reading He travelled by tube or omnibus from the Bayswater Road, where he lived what he described as his private life.
punctiliously
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From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
Punsonby's
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From this reading SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
RED
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From this reading SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
ridden
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From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
Road
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From this reading He travelled by tube or omnibus from the Bayswater Road, where he lived what he described as his private life.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
SCOBBS
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From this reading SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
simple
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From this reading SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
solitary
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From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
some
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From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
staff
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From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
state
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From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
Store
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From this reading SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
tastes
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From this reading SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
taxi-cab
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From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
travelled
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From this reading He travelled by tube or omnibus from the Bayswater Road, where he lived what he described as his private life.
tube
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From this reading He travelled by tube or omnibus from the Bayswater Road, where he lived what he described as his private life.
VALLEY
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From this reading SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He travelled by tube or omnibus from the Bayswater Road, where he lived what he described as his private life.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He travelled by tube or omnibus from the Bayswater Road, where he lived what he described as his private life.
White
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From this reading SCOBBS OF RED HORSE VALLEY Mr. White, managing director of Punsonby's Store, was a man of simple tastes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had a horror of extravagance and it was his boast that he had never ridden in a taxi-cab save as the guest of some other person who paid.
wife
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From this reading He lunched in the staff dining-room, punctiliously paying his bill; he dined at home in solitary state, for he had neither chick nor child, heir or wife.
