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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 They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
admit
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From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
bow
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From this reading His bow to Dino was a little stiff: his greeting of Hugo more cordial than usual.
Brett
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From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
chatting
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From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
Colquhoun
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From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His bow to Dino was a little stiff: his greeting of Hugo more cordial than usual.
days
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From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
delighted
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From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
dining-room
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From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
Dino
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From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
door
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From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
earlier
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From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
expected
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From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
friends
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From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
greeting
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From this reading His bow to Dino was a little stiff: his greeting of Hugo more cordial than usual.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His bow to Dino was a little stiff: his greeting of Hugo more cordial than usual.
house
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From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
Hugo
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From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
KNEW
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From this reading WHAT PERCIVAL KNEW.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
lawyer's
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From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His bow to Dino was a little stiff: his greeting of Hugo more cordial than usual.
Luttrell
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From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
meeting
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From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
more
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From this reading His bow to Dino was a little stiff: his greeting of Hugo more cordial than usual.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
opened
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From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
opportunity
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From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
PERCIVAL
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From this reading WHAT PERCIVAL KNEW.
sitting
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From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
stiff
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From this reading His bow to Dino was a little stiff: his greeting of Hugo more cordial than usual.
strictly
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From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
surprise
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From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His bow to Dino was a little stiff: his greeting of Hugo more cordial than usual.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
two
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From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
unprofessional
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From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
usual
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From this reading His bow to Dino was a little stiff: his greeting of Hugo more cordial than usual.
Vasari
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From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
visitors
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From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
way
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From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
well-lighted
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From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
well-warmed
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From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT PERCIVAL KNEW.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a surprise to both of them when the door was opened to admit Dino Vasari and Hugo Luttrell: two of the last visitors whom Mr. Colquhoun expected.
wine
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From this reading Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Brett were sitting over their wine in the well-lighted, well-warmed dining-room of the lawyer's house.
youth
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From this reading They had been friends in their earlier days, and were delighted to have an opportunity of meeting (in a strictly unprofessional way) and chatting over the memories of their youth.
