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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 Since she had left the Holts she hardly remembered a bourgeois meal.
affair
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From this reading The little affair on the Wednesday was therefore provocative of much thought.
also
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
always
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
any
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
Augusta
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
beef
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
Blutwurst
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both servants took a keen interest in the occasion.
bourgeois
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From this reading Since she had left the Holts she hardly remembered a bourgeois meal.
called
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
coarse
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
common
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
Dick
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
dismissed
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
entertaining
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
etc
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
experience
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
form
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
Frankfurter
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
Fulton
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
hardly
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From this reading Since she had left the Holts she hardly remembered a bourgeois meal.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
Holts
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From this reading Since she had left the Holts she hardly remembered a bourgeois meal.
household
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
interest
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From this reading Both servants took a keen interest in the occasion.
keen
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From this reading Both servants took a keen interest in the occasion.
Laura
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
Laura's
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
leave
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
Leberwurst
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since she had left the Holts she hardly remembered a bourgeois meal.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
lunch
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
meal
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From this reading Since she had left the Holts she hardly remembered a bourgeois meal.
mit
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
money
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
much
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
Mutton
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
occasion
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From this reading Both servants took a keen interest in the occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little affair on the Wednesday was therefore provocative of much thought.
parties
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
provocative
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From this reading The little affair on the Wednesday was therefore provocative of much thought.
remembered
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From this reading Since she had left the Holts she hardly remembered a bourgeois meal.
sauerkraut
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
savoury
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
servants
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From this reading Both servants took a keen interest in the occasion.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since she had left the Holts she hardly remembered a bourgeois meal.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since she had left the Holts she hardly remembered a bourgeois meal.
spent
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
suggestion
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From this reading Mutton was dismissed as common, beef in any form as coarse; Laura's suggestion (for Laura and Augusta had been called in) of a savoury sauerkraut ('mit Blutwurst, Frankfurter, Leberwurst, etc.'), was also dismissed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The little affair on the Wednesday was therefore provocative of much thought.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little affair on the Wednesday was therefore provocative of much thought.
thus
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
too
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both servants took a keen interest in the occasion.
very
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
Victoria
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From this reading THE Fulton household had always been short of money, for Dick spent too much himself to leave anything for entertaining; thus Victoria had very little experience of lunch parties.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little affair on the Wednesday was therefore provocative of much thought.
Wednesday
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From this reading The little affair on the Wednesday was therefore provocative of much thought.
