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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 Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
all
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From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
apartment
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From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
aspired
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From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
attention
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From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
Beatrice
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From this reading Opposite to him was Beatrice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
black
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From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
book-keeping
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From this reading Have you been letting houses or surveying land or book-keeping, or have you been out to Marston Rise?”
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
Chelsea
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From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
coat
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From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
day
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detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
dinner
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From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
dish
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doing
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evening
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From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
few
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From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Opposite to him was Beatrice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
hours
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From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
house
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From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
houses
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From this reading Have you been letting houses or surveying land or book-keeping, or have you been out to Marston Rise?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
land
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From this reading Have you been letting houses or surveying land or book-keeping, or have you been out to Marston Rise?”
later
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From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
letting
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From this reading Have you been letting houses or surveying land or book-keeping, or have you been out to Marston Rise?”
maid-servant
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Marston
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From this reading Have you been letting houses or surveying land or book-keeping, or have you been out to Marston Rise?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
meal
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From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
new
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From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
Opposite
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From this reading Opposite to him was Beatrice.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Have you been letting houses or surveying land or book-keeping, or have you been out to Marston Rise?”
out
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From this reading Have you been letting houses or surveying land or book-keeping, or have you been out to Marston Rise?”
person
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From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
Rise
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From this reading Have you been letting houses or surveying land or book-keeping, or have you been out to Marston Rise?”
sat
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From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
showed
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From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
signs
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From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
sitting-room
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From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
small
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soon
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surveying
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From this reading Have you been letting houses or surveying land or book-keeping, or have you been out to Marston Rise?”
Tavernake
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From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
tie
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From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
tiny
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From this reading Tavernake sat a few hours later at his evening meal in the tiny sitting-room of an apartment house in Chelsea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
toilet
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From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Opposite to him was Beatrice.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
wore
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From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He wore a black tie, and although he had not yet aspired to a dinner coat, the details of his person and toilet showed signs of a new attention.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Tell me,” she asked, as soon as the small maid-servant who brought in their first dish had disappeared, “what have you been doing all day?
