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able
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From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
absolute
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
apparent
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
assurance
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From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
attribute
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
BALL
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From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
best
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From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
circumstances
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From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
confined
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From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
connexion
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From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
Court
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
crowding
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
dancers
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
drawing-room
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
east
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
eschewed
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
fashionable
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
few
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
fill
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From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
Fitzroy
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
front
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
gods
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From this reading The Hon. Mrs. Val was no ordinary woman, and understood well how to make the most of the goods with which the gods provided her.
Golightly
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
Golightlys
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From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
goods
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From this reading The Hon. Mrs. Val was no ordinary woman, and understood well how to make the most of the goods with which the gods provided her.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
Hon
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From this reading The Hon. Mrs. Val was no ordinary woman, and understood well how to make the most of the goods with which the gods provided her.
how
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From this reading The Hon. Mrs. Val was no ordinary woman, and understood well how to make the most of the goods with which the gods provided her.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
indeed
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
KATIE'S
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From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Hon. Mrs. Val was no ordinary woman, and understood well how to make the most of the goods with which the gods provided her.
most
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From this reading The Hon. Mrs. Val was no ordinary woman, and understood well how to make the most of the goods with which the gods provided her.
Mrs
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From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
nice
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From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
north
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
oft-repeated
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From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
operations
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
ordinary
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From this reading The Hon. Mrs. Val was no ordinary woman, and understood well how to make the most of the goods with which the gods provided her.
Oxford
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
people
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From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
popularity
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
provided
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From this reading The Hon. Mrs. Val was no ordinary woman, and understood well how to make the most of the goods with which the gods provided her.
purlieus
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
resided
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
respectably
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From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
Road
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
rooms
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From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
Scott
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From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
selections
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
some
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
space
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
spite
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From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
Square
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
Street
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
success
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From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
sufficient
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
there
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
Tottenham
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
true
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From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She had eschewed the Golightlys, and confined herself to the Scott connexion; but so great had been her success in life, that, even under these circumstances, she had found herself able to fill her rooms respectably.
understood
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From this reading The Hon. Mrs. Val was no ordinary woman, and understood well how to make the most of the goods with which the gods provided her.
unsuccessfully
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From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
Val
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From this reading The Hon. Mrs. Val was no ordinary woman, and understood well how to make the most of the goods with which the gods provided her.
Val's
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From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
want
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From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
well
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From this reading The Hon. Mrs. Val was no ordinary woman, and understood well how to make the most of the goods with which the gods provided her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Hon. Mrs. Val was no ordinary woman, and understood well how to make the most of the goods with which the gods provided her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had, it is true, eschewed the Golightly party, who resided some north of Oxford Street, in the purlieus of Fitzroy Square, and some even to the east of Tottenham Court Road.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If, indeed, there was no absolute crowding, if some space was left in the front drawing-room sufficient for the operations of dancers, she could still attribute this apparent want of fashionable popularity to the selections of the few nice people whom she had asked.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Hon. Mrs. Val was no ordinary woman, and understood well how to make the most of the goods with which the gods provided her.
woman
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From this reading The Hon. Mrs. Val was no ordinary woman, and understood well how to make the most of the goods with which the gods provided her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading KATIE'S FIRST BALL In spite of Mrs. Val's oft-repeated assurance that they would have none but nice people, she had done her best to fill her rooms, and not unsuccessfully.
