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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 _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
account
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From this reading "I want to look approachable," he went on, "but on no account loud.
all
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From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
anxiously
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From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
approachable
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From this reading "I want to look approachable," he went on, "but on no account loud.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
better
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From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
Bunter
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From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I want to look approachable," he went on, "but on no account loud.
can't
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From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
Club
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From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
color
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From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
diffused
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From this reading While not unsuitable for town wear, it yet diffused a faint suggestion of hills and the sea.
easy
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From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
faint
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From this reading While not unsuitable for town wear, it yet diffused a faint suggestion of hills and the sea.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While not unsuitable for town wear, it yet diffused a faint suggestion of hills and the sea.
green
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From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I want to look approachable," he went on, "but on no account loud.
help
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From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
hills
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From this reading While not unsuitable for town wear, it yet diffused a faint suggestion of hills and the sea.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to look approachable," he went on, "but on no account loud.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
invisible
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From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
Leads
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From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
look
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From this reading "I want to look approachable," he went on, "but on no account loud.
looked
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From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
Lord
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From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
loud
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From this reading "I want to look approachable," he went on, "but on no account loud.
lounge
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From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
more
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From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I want to look approachable," he went on, "but on no account loud.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading While not unsuitable for town wear, it yet diffused a faint suggestion of hills and the sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While not unsuitable for town wear, it yet diffused a faint suggestion of hills and the sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I want to look approachable," he went on, "but on no account loud.
pattern
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From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
permitted
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From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
Peter
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From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
pronounced
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From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
purple
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From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
quite
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From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
remote
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From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
right
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From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
said
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From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
sea
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From this reading While not unsuitable for town wear, it yet diffused a faint suggestion of hills and the sea.
stripe
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From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
suggestion
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From this reading While not unsuitable for town wear, it yet diffused a faint suggestion of hills and the sea.
suit
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From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
sure
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From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
texture
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From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While not unsuitable for town wear, it yet diffused a faint suggestion of hills and the sea.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want to look approachable," he went on, "but on no account loud.
town
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From this reading While not unsuitable for town wear, it yet diffused a faint suggestion of hills and the sea.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
tweedy
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From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
unsuitable
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From this reading While not unsuitable for town wear, it yet diffused a faint suggestion of hills and the sea.
usually
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From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
want
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From this reading "I want to look approachable," he went on, "but on no account loud.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
wear
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From this reading While not unsuitable for town wear, it yet diffused a faint suggestion of hills and the sea.
went
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From this reading "I want to look approachable," he went on, "but on no account loud.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While not unsuitable for town wear, it yet diffused a faint suggestion of hills and the sea.
Wimsey
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From this reading It was an easy lounge suit, tweedy in texture, and a trifle more pronounced in color and pattern than Wimsey usually permitted himself.
wondering
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From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
wouldn't
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From this reading I can't help wondering whether that stripe of invisible green wouldn't have looked better if it had been a remote purple."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading While not unsuitable for town wear, it yet diffused a faint suggestion of hills and the sea.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Lord Peter Leads A Club_ "You are quite sure this suit is all right, Bunter?" said Lord Peter, anxiously.
