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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 DECISION The entire company was sitting or standing round the table in the dining-room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
according
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
battalion
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From this reading At the other extremity was a battalion of glasses, some syphons and some lofty bottles.
biscuit
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
border
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
bottles
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From this reading At the other extremity was a battalion of glasses, some syphons and some lofty bottles.
box
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
boxes
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
brewed
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From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
cigarette
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
claiming
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From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
comfort
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From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
community
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
company
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From this reading A DECISION The entire company was sitting or standing round the table in the dining-room.
copper
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From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
DECISION
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From this reading A DECISION The entire company was sitting or standing round the table in the dining-room.
dining-room
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From this reading A DECISION The entire company was sitting or standing round the table in the dining-room.
dinner
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From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
down
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From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
eight
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From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
empty
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
end
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From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
entire
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From this reading A DECISION The entire company was sitting or standing round the table in the dining-room.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
expanse
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
extremity
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From this reading At the other extremity was a battalion of glasses, some syphons and some lofty bottles.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
Foa
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From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
glasses
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From this reading At the other extremity was a battalion of glasses, some syphons and some lofty bottles.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DECISION The entire company was sitting or standing round the table in the dining-room.
interest
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From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
lamp
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From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
lofty
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From this reading At the other extremity was a battalion of glasses, some syphons and some lofty bottles.
Madame
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From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
needs
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
now
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From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A DECISION The entire company was sitting or standing round the table in the dining-room.
other
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From this reading At the other extremity was a battalion of glasses, some syphons and some lofty bottles.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
perhaps
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From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
receptaclenounUS /rɪˈsep.tə.kəl/
An object or container used to hold or store something.
From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
round
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From this reading A DECISION The entire company was sitting or standing round the table in the dining-room.
sat
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From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
side
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From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
silver
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
sitting
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From this reading A DECISION The entire company was sitting or standing round the table in the dining-room.
some
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From this reading At the other extremity was a battalion of glasses, some syphons and some lofty bottles.
spirit
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From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A DECISION The entire company was sitting or standing round the table in the dining-room.
successfully
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From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
syphons
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From this reading At the other extremity was a battalion of glasses, some syphons and some lofty bottles.
table
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From this reading A DECISION The entire company was sitting or standing round the table in the dining-room.
tea
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From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
teacups
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DECISION The entire company was sitting or standing round the table in the dining-room.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
thirty-eight
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From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
two
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
up
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
wandered
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DECISION The entire company was sitting or standing round the table in the dining-room.
way
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From this reading Not at the end, but about a third of the way down one side, Madame Foa brewed tea in a copper receptacle over a spirit lamp.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
white
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From this reading Except for a border of teacups and glasses the rest of the white expanse was empty, save that two silver biscuit boxes and a silver cigarette box wandered up and down it according to the needs of the community.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a table at which eight might have sat down to dinner with a fair amount of comfort; and perhaps thirty-eight now were successfully claiming an interest in it.
