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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 had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
all
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
Almost
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From this reading Almost the first person that Gaston recognised in London was Cluny Vosse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
babble
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
Cluny
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From this reading Almost the first person that Gaston recognised in London was Cluny Vosse.
composed
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From this reading The lad's greeting was a little shy until he saw that Gaston was cool and composed as usual--in effect, nothing had happened.
cool
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From this reading The lad's greeting was a little shy until he saw that Gaston was cool and composed as usual--in effect, nothing had happened.
Dargan
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
delighted
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From this reading Cluny was delighted, and opened his mind:
deuce
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
didn't
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
effect
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From this reading The lad's greeting was a little shy until he saw that Gaston was cool and composed as usual--in effect, nothing had happened.
end
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost the first person that Gaston recognised in London was Cluny Vosse.
friend
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From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
Gaston
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From this reading Almost the first person that Gaston recognised in London was Cluny Vosse.
greeting
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From this reading The lad's greeting was a little shy until he saw that Gaston was cool and composed as usual--in effect, nothing had happened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
happened
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From this reading The lad's greeting was a little shy until he saw that Gaston was cool and composed as usual--in effect, nothing had happened.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
he'd
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cluny was delighted, and opened his mind:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Almost the first person that Gaston recognised in London was Cluny Vosse.
kicked
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
lad's
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From this reading The lad's greeting was a little shy until he saw that Gaston was cool and composed as usual--in effect, nothing had happened.
Lady
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
leaving
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From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lad's greeting was a little shy until he saw that Gaston was cool and composed as usual--in effect, nothing had happened.
London
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From this reading Almost the first person that Gaston recognised in London was Cluny Vosse.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cluny was delighted, and opened his mind:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The lad's greeting was a little shy until he saw that Gaston was cool and composed as usual--in effect, nothing had happened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
off
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From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
opened
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From this reading Cluny was delighted, and opened his mind:
other
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From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
papers
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
person
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From this reading Almost the first person that Gaston recognised in London was Cluny Vosse.
recognised
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From this reading Almost the first person that Gaston recognised in London was Cluny Vosse.
row
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
said
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
saw
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From this reading The lad's greeting was a little shy until he saw that Gaston was cool and composed as usual--in effect, nothing had happened.
see
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From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
shy
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From this reading The lad's greeting was a little shy until he saw that Gaston was cool and composed as usual--in effect, nothing had happened.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
Station
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From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
talk
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Almost the first person that Gaston recognised in London was Cluny Vosse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Almost the first person that Gaston recognised in London was Cluny Vosse.
there'd
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
They'd
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
train
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From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The lad's greeting was a little shy until he saw that Gaston was cool and composed as usual--in effect, nothing had happened.
up
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From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
usual
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From this reading The lad's greeting was a little shy until he saw that Gaston was cool and composed as usual--in effect, nothing had happened.
Victoria
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From this reading He had been to Victoria Station to see a friend off by the train, and as he was leaving, Gaston and he recognised each other.
Vosse
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From this reading Almost the first person that Gaston recognised in London was Cluny Vosse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Almost the first person that Gaston recognised in London was Cluny Vosse.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "They'd kicked up a deuce of a row in the papers, and there'd been no end of talk; but he didn't see what all the babble was about, and he'd said so again and again to Lady Dargan."
