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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 A NEGATIVED PROPOSAL.
accepted
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
altogether
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From this reading There were not many, even among his artist-acquaintances, whom he cared to visit; and, altogether, I fear he passed for an unsociable man.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There were not many, even among his artist-acquaintances, whom he cared to visit; and, altogether, I fear he passed for an unsociable man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
artist-acquaintances
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From this reading There were not many, even among his artist-acquaintances, whom he cared to visit; and, altogether, I fear he passed for an unsociable man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
believed
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From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
cared
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From this reading There were not many, even among his artist-acquaintances, whom he cared to visit; and, altogether, I fear he passed for an unsociable man.
company
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From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
dinner
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
DINNER-PARTY
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From this reading MY FIRST DINNER-PARTY.
dislike
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
displease
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
eschewed
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were not many, even among his artist-acquaintances, whom he cared to visit; and, altogether, I fear he passed for an unsociable man.
evening
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
fear
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From this reading There were not many, even among his artist-acquaintances, whom he cared to visit; and, altogether, I fear he passed for an unsociable man.
few
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY FIRST DINNER-PARTY.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
friend
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There were not many, even among his artist-acquaintances, whom he cared to visit; and, altogether, I fear he passed for an unsociable man.
house
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From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
husband
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There were not many, even among his artist-acquaintances, whom he cared to visit; and, altogether, I fear he passed for an unsociable man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
invitation
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
London
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
man
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From this reading There were not many, even among his artist-acquaintances, whom he cared to visit; and, altogether, I fear he passed for an unsociable man.
many
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From this reading There were not many, even among his artist-acquaintances, whom he cared to visit; and, altogether, I fear he passed for an unsociable man.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
much
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From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY FIRST DINNER-PARTY.
NEGATIVED
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From this reading A NEGATIVED PROPOSAL.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
parties
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were not many, even among his artist-acquaintances, whom he cared to visit; and, altogether, I fear he passed for an unsociable man.
PROPOSAL
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From this reading A NEGATIVED PROPOSAL.
relatives
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
sake
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
seen
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From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
There
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From this reading There were not many, even among his artist-acquaintances, whom he cared to visit; and, altogether, I fear he passed for an unsociable man.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
unsociable
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From this reading There were not many, even among his artist-acquaintances, whom he cared to visit; and, altogether, I fear he passed for an unsociable man.
utterly
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From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
visit
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From this reading There were not many, even among his artist-acquaintances, whom he cared to visit; and, altogether, I fear he passed for an unsociable man.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
well
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From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To parties my husband had a great dislike; evening parties he eschewed utterly, and never accepted an invitation to dinner, except it were to the house of a friend, or to that of one of my few relatives in London, whom, for my sake, he would not displease.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It may well be believed that we had not yet seen much company in our little house.
