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The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories
The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories

Chapter III

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It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
"It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.
When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.
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The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories

Chapter III

Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
Line 2
But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
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Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
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"It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.
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When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.”

Excited adjective US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

very enthusiastic or eager

From this reading “Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.”

Forward noun US /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.”

Gentleman noun US /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.”

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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 Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.

acted

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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

bed

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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.

cab

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From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.

cabmen

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From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.

chambermaid

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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

coffee

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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

conformed

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From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.

custom

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From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.

Euphemia

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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

Euphemia's

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From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.

evident

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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

very enthusiastic or eager

From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.

experience

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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

feeding

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From this reading "It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.

flames

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From this reading "It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

forwardnounUS /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

giving

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From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.

gray-haired

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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.

hinted

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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

indignation

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From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.

intemperance

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

kind

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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

looking

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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

much

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.

novel

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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

occasion

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From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

old

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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

others

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From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

pourboire

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.

practice

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

reprehensible

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From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.

said

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From this reading "It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.

simply

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From this reading "It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.

some

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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

supposed

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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.

taking

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

wanted

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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.