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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 Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
all
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From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
always
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From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
arrive
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From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
attendant
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From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
attention
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From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
best
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From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
boredom
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
breeding
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From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
contributed
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debarkation
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From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
delicate
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From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
doors
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
drilled
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From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
elevators
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From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
emitted
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
Even
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From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
ever
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
extended
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From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
fan
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
finely
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From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
foot
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From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
fore
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From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
foreground
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From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
general
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genteel
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
given
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From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
giving
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
good
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From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
great
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
guest
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From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
ivory
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
lady
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
like
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
making
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From this reading It was one of those small touches that contributed so much to making the Wynant the Wynant, and vice versa.
management
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From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
mechanism
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
much
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From this reading It was one of those small touches that contributed so much to making the Wynant the Wynant, and vice versa.
occasion
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From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those small touches that contributed so much to making the Wynant the Wynant, and vice versa.
operator
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From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
opportunity
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From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
parted
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
passengers
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From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
procedures
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From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
public
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From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
refinement
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
revealed
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From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
rigid
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From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
sigh
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
small
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From this reading It was one of those small touches that contributed so much to making the Wynant the Wynant, and vice versa.
smoothly
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was one of those small touches that contributed so much to making the Wynant the Wynant, and vice versa.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
thereto
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From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those small touches that contributed so much to making the Wynant the Wynant, and vice versa.
Thus
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From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
tone
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From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
touches
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From this reading It was one of those small touches that contributed so much to making the Wynant the Wynant, and vice versa.
uniformed
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From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
unmistakable
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
vent
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
versa
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From this reading It was one of those small touches that contributed so much to making the Wynant the Wynant, and vice versa.
vice
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From this reading It was one of those small touches that contributed so much to making the Wynant the Wynant, and vice versa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
well
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From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the foreground was revealed a uniformed and finely drilled operator who always stood at rigid attention on the occasion of his passengers' debarkation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus it was, with all good taste, the Wynant guest was given every opportunity to arrive before the general public and the management with his best foot extended well to the fore.
Wynant
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From this reading Even the elevators of the Wynant, and the procedures attendant thereto, had a tone of delicate breeding about them.
yawn
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From this reading As the doors parted, ever so smoothly, the mechanism emitted a sigh of unmistakable refinement, like a great lady giving vent to a genteel yawn of boredom behind an ivory fan.
