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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 LITTLE later Graham found himself alone amongst the crowd.
accurate
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
acquaintance
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE later Graham found himself alone amongst the crowd.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading A LITTLE later Graham found himself alone amongst the crowd.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
appreciate
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
Attracted
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
brilliancy
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
came
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
charm
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From this reading It wanted the charm that fascinates the uninitiated.
class
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From this reading The guests in the room were musical connoisseurs,--a class with whom Graham Vane had nothing in common.
common
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From this reading The guests in the room were musical connoisseurs,--a class with whom Graham Vane had nothing in common.
connoisseurs
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From this reading The guests in the room were musical connoisseurs,--a class with whom Graham Vane had nothing in common.
countenance
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
crowd
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From this reading A LITTLE later Graham found himself alone amongst the crowd.
Englishman
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
equal
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
execution
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
familiar
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
fascinates
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From this reading It wanted the charm that fascinates the uninitiated.
finger
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE later Graham found himself alone amongst the crowd.
Graham
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From this reading A LITTLE later Graham found himself alone amongst the crowd.
guests
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From this reading The guests in the room were musical connoisseurs,--a class with whom Graham Vane had nothing in common.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A LITTLE later Graham found himself alone amongst the crowd.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
lady
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
large
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
later
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From this reading A LITTLE later Graham found himself alone amongst the crowd.
lightness
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE later Graham found himself alone amongst the crowd.
miscellaneous
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
music
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
musical
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The guests in the room were musical connoisseurs,--a class with whom Graham Vane had nothing in common.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
one's
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
Paris
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
pianoforte
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
playing
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
produces
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
range
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
recognized
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
remarkably
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
room
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From this reading The guests in the room were musical connoisseurs,--a class with whom Graham Vane had nothing in common.
rooms
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
science
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
self
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
somewhat
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
sound
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
strayed
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From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LITTLE later Graham found himself alone amongst the crowd.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
uninitiated
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From this reading It wanted the charm that fascinates the uninitiated.
Vane
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From this reading The guests in the room were musical connoisseurs,--a class with whom Graham Vane had nothing in common.
wanted
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From this reading It wanted the charm that fascinates the uninitiated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
well
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From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The guests in the room were musical connoisseurs,--a class with whom Graham Vane had nothing in common.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Attracted by the sound of music, he had strayed into one of the rooms whence it came, and in which, though his range of acquaintance at Paris was for an Englishman large and somewhat miscellaneous, he recognized no familiar countenance.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The guests in the room were musical connoisseurs,--a class with whom Graham Vane had nothing in common.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A lady was playing the pianoforte--playing remarkably well --with accurate science, with that equal lightness and strength of finger which produces brilliancy of execution; but to appreciate her music one should be musical one's self.
