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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 Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a gracious, cooing welcome, more whispered than spoken, I was presented to the guests I did not know.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
announced
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From this reading Before this ceremony was well over, two maids in black, with white caps, opened a door into the dining- room and announced luncheon.
apartment
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
artiste
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
autograph-fiend's
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before this ceremony was well over, two maids in black, with white caps, opened a door into the dining- room and announced luncheon.
betrayed
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
black
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
caps
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From this reading Before this ceremony was well over, two maids in black, with white caps, opened a door into the dining- room and announced luncheon.
ceremony
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collection
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cooing
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From this reading After a gracious, cooing welcome, more whispered than spoken, I was presented to the guests I did not know.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
court
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
covered
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading After a gracious, cooing welcome, more whispered than spoken, I was presented to the guests I did not know.
dining
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door
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From this reading Before this ceremony was well over, two maids in black, with white caps, opened a door into the dining- room and announced luncheon.
dozen
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
drawings
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
en
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
favorite
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
Five
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
formed
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
give
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From this reading As this is written on the theme that "people know too little how their neighbors live," I give the _menu_.
gracious
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From this reading After a gracious, cooing welcome, more whispered than spoken, I was presented to the guests I did not know.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
guests
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From this reading After a gracious, cooing welcome, more whispered than spoken, I was presented to the guests I did not know.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
held
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
hostess
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
how
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From this reading As this is written on the theme that "people know too little how their neighbors live," I give the _menu_.
hung
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After a gracious, cooing welcome, more whispered than spoken, I was presented to the guests I did not know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before this ceremony was well over, two maids in black, with white caps, opened a door into the dining- room and announced luncheon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As this is written on the theme that "people know too little how their neighbors live," I give the _menu_.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a gracious, cooing welcome, more whispered than spoken, I was presented to the guests I did not know.
large
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As this is written on the theme that "people know too little how their neighbors live," I give the _menu_.
live
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From this reading As this is written on the theme that "people know too little how their neighbors live," I give the _menu_.
luncheon
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From this reading Before this ceremony was well over, two maids in black, with white caps, opened a door into the dining- room and announced luncheon.
made
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
maids
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many
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
men
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
menu
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From this reading As this is written on the theme that "people know too little how their neighbors live," I give the _menu_.
more
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
mouth
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
music
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
names
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
neighbors
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From this reading As this is written on the theme that "people know too little how their neighbors live," I give the _menu_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After a gracious, cooing welcome, more whispered than spoken, I was presented to the guests I did not know.
numberless
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
opened
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From this reading Before this ceremony was well over, two maids in black, with white caps, opened a door into the dining- room and announced luncheon.
opening
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
original
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Before this ceremony was well over, two maids in black, with white caps, opened a door into the dining- room and announced luncheon.
paintings
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
people
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From this reading As this is written on the theme that "people know too little how their neighbors live," I give the _menu_.
photographs
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
pianos
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
portraits
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
presented
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From this reading After a gracious, cooing welcome, more whispered than spoken, I was presented to the guests I did not know.
roles
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
room
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rooms
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
signed
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
silk
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
singer
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
six
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
spoken
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street
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
suite
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From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
tapestry
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading After a gracious, cooing welcome, more whispered than spoken, I was presented to the guests I did not know.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As this is written on the theme that "people know too little how their neighbors live," I give the _menu_.
theme
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From this reading As this is written on the theme that "people know too little how their neighbors live," I give the _menu_.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Before this ceremony was well over, two maids in black, with white caps, opened a door into the dining- room and announced luncheon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a gracious, cooing welcome, more whispered than spoken, I was presented to the guests I did not know.
too
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From this reading As this is written on the theme that "people know too little how their neighbors live," I give the _menu_.
two
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From this reading Before this ceremony was well over, two maids in black, with white caps, opened a door into the dining- room and announced luncheon.
walls
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a gracious, cooing welcome, more whispered than spoken, I was presented to the guests I did not know.
water
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
welcome
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From this reading After a gracious, cooing welcome, more whispered than spoken, I was presented to the guests I did not know.
well
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From this reading Before this ceremony was well over, two maids in black, with white caps, opened a door into the dining- room and announced luncheon.
well-worn
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Five or six rooms _en suite_ opening on the street, and as many more on a large court, formed the apartment, where everything betrayed the _artiste_ and the singer.
whispered
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From this reading After a gracious, cooing welcome, more whispered than spoken, I was presented to the guests I did not know.
white
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From this reading Before this ceremony was well over, two maids in black, with white caps, opened a door into the dining- room and announced luncheon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
world
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From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The walls, hung with silk or tapestry, held a collection of original drawings and paintings, a fortune in themselves; the dozen portraits of our hostess in favorite roles were by men great in the art world; a couple of pianos covered with well-worn music and numberless photographs signed with names that would have made an autograph-fiend's mouth water.
written
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From this reading As this is written on the theme that "people know too little how their neighbors live," I give the _menu_.
