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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 He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
act
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From this reading An act had just terminated and he was at liberty to pursue his quest.
admittance
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An act had just terminated and he was at liberty to pursue his quest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
Archer
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From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
back
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From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
bare
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
box
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
boxes
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From this reading After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom he easily recognised.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
chair
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From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
curtain
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From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
drove
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
easily
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From this reading After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom he easily recognised.
easy
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
establishment
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From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
evening
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From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
facing
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From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
fashion
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
friends
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From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
Gilbert
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From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
gone
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From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
hotel
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From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
house
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
idea
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
ill-lighted
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
Italian
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
just
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From this reading An act had just terminated and he was at liberty to pursue his quest.
lady
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From this reading After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom he easily recognised.
large
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
largest
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From this reading After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom he easily recognised.
leaning
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From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
learned
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From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading An act had just terminated and he was at liberty to pursue his quest.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
Lord
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From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
morrow
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From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
Mr
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From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
obtained
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
opera
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From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom he easily recognised.
Osmond
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From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
partly
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From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
paying
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
perceived
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From this reading After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom he easily recognised.
pursue
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From this reading An act had just terminated and he was at liberty to pursue his quest.
quest
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From this reading An act had just terminated and he was at liberty to pursue his quest.
receptacles
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From this reading After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom he easily recognised.
recognised
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From this reading After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom he easily recognised.
scanning
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From this reading After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom he easily recognised.
screened
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From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
seated
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From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
secondary
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
see
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From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
stage
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From this reading Miss Archer was seated facing the stage and partly screened by the curtain of the box; and beside her, leaning back in his chair, was Mr. Gilbert Osmond.
terminated
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From this reading An act had just terminated and he was at liberty to pursue his quest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
theatres
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom he easily recognised.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
three
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From this reading After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom he easily recognised.
tiers
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From this reading After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom he easily recognised.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
two
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From this reading After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom he easily recognised.
visit
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From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
Warburton
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From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morrow, in the evening, Lord Warburton went again to see his friends at their hotel, and at this establishment he learned that they had gone to the opera.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After scanning two or three tiers of boxes he perceived in one of the largest of these receptacles a lady whom he easily recognised.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He drove to the opera with the idea of paying them a visit in their box after the easy Italian fashion; and when he had obtained his admittance--it was one of the secondary theatres--looked about the large, bare, ill-lighted house.
