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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 friend of his was the editor of the _Standard_, Roland Burke Hennessy, and he would take me up and introduce me.
ALL
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From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another was the political or sporting man of the _Sun_ or _World_ or _Herald_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
Avenue
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bars
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From this reading My brother had friends in many of these hotels and bars.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
Brentano's
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brother
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From this reading My brother had friends in many of these hotels and bars.
Burke
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From this reading A friend of his was the editor of the _Standard_, Roland Burke Hennessy, and he would take me up and introduce me.
came
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From this reading Here came one who was the manager of the Casino or the Gilsey!
Casino
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From this reading Here came one who was the manager of the Casino or the Gilsey!
character
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
editor
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fashion
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Fifth
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friend
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From this reading A friend of his was the editor of the _Standard_, Roland Burke Hennessy, and he would take me up and introduce me.
friends
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From this reading My brother had friends in many of these hotels and bars.
Gilsey
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A friend of his was the editor of the _Standard_, Roland Burke Hennessy, and he would take me up and introduce me.
Hennessy
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From this reading A friend of his was the editor of the _Standard_, Roland Burke Hennessy, and he would take me up and introduce me.
Herald
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From this reading Another was the political or sporting man of the _Sun_ or _World_ or _Herald_.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here came one who was the manager of the Casino or the Gilsey!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A friend of his was the editor of the _Standard_, Roland Burke Hennessy, and he would take me up and introduce me.
Hoffman
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hotels
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From this reading My brother had friends in many of these hotels and bars.
House
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From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My brother had friends in many of these hotels and bars.
introduce
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From this reading A friend of his was the editor of the _Standard_, Roland Burke Hennessy, and he would take me up and introduce me.
loafed
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From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
man
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From this reading Another was the political or sporting man of the _Sun_ or _World_ or _Herald_.
manager
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From this reading Here came one who was the manager of the Casino or the Gilsey!
many
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From this reading My brother had friends in many of these hotels and bars.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A friend of his was the editor of the _Standard_, Roland Burke Hennessy, and he would take me up and introduce me.
met
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much
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My brother had friends in many of these hotels and bars.
Normandie
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From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here came one who was the manager of the Casino or the Gilsey!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
political
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From this reading Another was the political or sporting man of the _Sun_ or _World_ or _Herald_.
purchased
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Roland
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From this reading A friend of his was the editor of the _Standard_, Roland Burke Hennessy, and he would take me up and introduce me.
sporting
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From this reading Another was the political or sporting man of the _Sun_ or _World_ or _Herald_.
Standard
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From this reading A friend of his was the editor of the _Standard_, Roland Burke Hennessy, and he would take me up and introduce me.
Sun
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From this reading Another was the political or sporting man of the _Sun_ or _World_ or _Herald_.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A friend of his was the editor of the _Standard_, Roland Burke Hennessy, and he would take me up and introduce me.
talk
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From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
there
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading My brother had friends in many of these hotels and bars.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
Tiffany's
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
up
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From this reading A friend of his was the editor of the _Standard_, Roland Burke Hennessy, and he would take me up and introduce me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A friend of his was the editor of the _Standard_, Roland Burke Hennessy, and he would take me up and introduce me.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
wealth
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From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ALL this while of course there had been much talk as to the character of those we met, the wealth and fashion that purchased at Tiffany’s or at Brentano’s, those who loafed at the Fifth Avenue, the Hoffman House, the Gilsey, the Normandie.
World
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From this reading Another was the political or sporting man of the _Sun_ or _World_ or _Herald_.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A friend of his was the editor of the _Standard_, Roland Burke Hennessy, and he would take me up and introduce me.
