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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 There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
abandoned
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From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
afoot
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From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After Mrs. Tully's departure, Paula, true to her threat, filled the house with guests.
all
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From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
artist
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
aunts
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away
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From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
before-breakfast
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From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
bevies
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Big
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book
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From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And Graham wondered if this surrounding of herself by many people was not deliberate on Paula's part.
cars
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
chaperons
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clutter
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coming
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From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
definitely
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From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
deliberate
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From this reading And Graham wondered if this surrounding of herself by many people was not deliberate on Paula's part.
departure
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From this reading After Mrs. Tully's departure, Paula, true to her threat, filled the house with guests.
eight
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From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
empty
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From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
fill
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
filled
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From this reading After Mrs. Tully's departure, Paula, true to her threat, filled the house with guests.
folk
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
followings
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
fun
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From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
girls
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
going
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From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
Graham
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From this reading And Graham wondered if this surrounding of herself by many people was not deliberate on Paula's part.
guests
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From this reading After Mrs. Tully's departure, Paula, true to her threat, filled the house with guests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
hardier
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From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After Mrs. Tully's departure, Paula, true to her threat, filled the house with guests.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Graham wondered if this surrounding of herself by many people was not deliberate on Paula's part.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
house
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From this reading After Mrs. Tully's departure, Paula, true to her threat, filled the house with guests.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And Graham wondered if this surrounding of herself by many people was not deliberate on Paula's part.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
indoors
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inevitable
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
invitation
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From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
joined
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From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
limousine
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From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
mammas
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
many
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From this reading And Graham wondered if this surrounding of herself by many people was not deliberate on Paula's part.
men
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
met
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From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
miles
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From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
more
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
motor
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Mrs
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From this reading After Mrs. Tully's departure, Paula, true to her threat, filled the house with guests.
musicians
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Graham wondered if this surrounding of herself by many people was not deliberate on Paula's part.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Graham wondered if this surrounding of herself by many people was not deliberate on Paula's part.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
out
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From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Graham wondered if this surrounding of herself by many people was not deliberate on Paula's part.
Paula
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From this reading After Mrs. Tully's departure, Paula, true to her threat, filled the house with guests.
Paula's
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From this reading And Graham wondered if this surrounding of herself by many people was not deliberate on Paula's part.
people
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From this reading And Graham wondered if this surrounding of herself by many people was not deliberate on Paula's part.
picnics
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place
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ranch
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rarely
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From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
remembered
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From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
rides
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From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
singers
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
surrounding
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From this reading And Graham wondered if this surrounding of herself by many people was not deliberate on Paula's part.
swims
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From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After Mrs. Tully's departure, Paula, true to her threat, filled the house with guests.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
There
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And Graham wondered if this surrounding of herself by many people was not deliberate on Paula's part.
threat
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From this reading After Mrs. Tully's departure, Paula, true to her threat, filled the house with guests.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After Mrs. Tully's departure, Paula, true to her threat, filled the house with guests.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
trains
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From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
true
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From this reading After Mrs. Tully's departure, Paula, true to her threat, filled the house with guests.
Tully's
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From this reading After Mrs. Tully's departure, Paula, true to her threat, filled the house with guests.
waiting
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From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
ways
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She seemed to have remembered all who had been waiting an invitation, and the limousine that met the trains eight miles away was rarely empty coming or going.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After Mrs. Tully's departure, Paula, true to her threat, filled the house with guests.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Graham wondered if this surrounding of herself by many people was not deliberate on Paula's part.
work
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From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
young
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From this reading There were more singers and musicians and artist folk, and bevies of young girls with their inevitable followings of young men, while mammas and aunts and chaperons seemed to clutter all the ways of the Big House and to fill a couple of motor cars when picnics took place.
younger
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From this reading As for himself, he definitely abandoned work on his book, and joined in the before-breakfast swims of the hardier younger folk, in the morning rides over the ranch, and in whatever fun was afoot indoors and out.
