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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 Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
all
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From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
amendment
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From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
believed
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bill
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From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
certainly
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clever
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club-house
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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dismal
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From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
down
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From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
downstairs
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From this reading As we entered the tea-room, a large room opening from the landing, he nodded, without interrupting his story, to a gentleman who was going downstairs.
end
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From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
entered
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From this reading As we entered the tea-room, a large room opening from the landing, he nodded, without interrupting his story, to a gentleman who was going downstairs.
fancy
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From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As we entered the tea-room, a large room opening from the landing, he nodded, without interrupting his story, to a gentleman who was going downstairs.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As we entered the tea-room, a large room opening from the landing, he nodded, without interrupting his story, to a gentleman who was going downstairs.
going
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From this reading As we entered the tea-room, a large room opening from the landing, he nodded, without interrupting his story, to a gentleman who was going downstairs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As we entered the tea-room, a large room opening from the landing, he nodded, without interrupting his story, to a gentleman who was going downstairs.
House
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
instantly
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interminable
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From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
interrupting
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From this reading As we entered the tea-room, a large room opening from the landing, he nodded, without interrupting his story, to a gentleman who was going downstairs.
LADY
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From this reading NEWS OF LADY LORRIMER.
landing
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From this reading As we entered the tea-room, a large room opening from the landing, he nodded, without interrupting his story, to a gentleman who was going downstairs.
large
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From this reading As we entered the tea-room, a large room opening from the landing, he nodded, without interrupting his story, to a gentleman who was going downstairs.
leader
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From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
Lord
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From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
LORRIMER
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From this reading NEWS OF LADY LORRIMER.
lost
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
minister
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From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
NEWS
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From this reading NEWS OF LADY LORRIMER.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we entered the tea-room, a large room opening from the landing, he nodded, without interrupting his story, to a gentleman who was going downstairs.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS OF LADY LORRIMER.
Old
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From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
opening
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From this reading As we entered the tea-room, a large room opening from the landing, he nodded, without interrupting his story, to a gentleman who was going downstairs.
opposition
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From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
other
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papa
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people
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persons
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From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
politician
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room
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From this reading As we entered the tea-room, a large room opening from the landing, he nodded, without interrupting his story, to a gentleman who was going downstairs.
shrewd
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some
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From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
story
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From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
tea-room
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From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
telling
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From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
up
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From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
usual
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From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
Verney
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From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
very
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From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
way
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From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we entered the tea-room, a large room opening from the landing, he nodded, without interrupting his story, to a gentleman who was going downstairs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
wiser
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From this reading I think he believed, as other wiser people did, that papa, who was certainly clever, and a very shrewd club-house politician, might come to be somebody in the House, in time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As usual, he was telling an interminable story, without point or beginning or end, about himself, and all mixed up with the minister, and the opposition leader, and an amendment, and some dismal bill, that I instantly lost my way in.
world
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From this reading Old Lord Verney, of all persons in the world, took a fancy to take me down to the tea-room.
