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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 As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The place looked large and airy, and he saw some figures like European gentlemen moving about within.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
airy
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From this reading The place looked large and airy, and he saw some figures like European gentlemen moving about within.
Alfred
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
announcing
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From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
Billiards
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From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
Brothers
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
Calcutta
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
call
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
called
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From this reading "I'll tiff here more comfortably than with those worthy Melfords," he said to himself, and called to the gharry-wallah to halt.
caught
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From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
comfortably
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From this reading "I'll tiff here more comfortably than with those worthy Melfords," he said to himself, and called to the gharry-wallah to halt.
crowded
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
decided
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From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
dismissed
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From this reading He paid his fare, dismissed him, and entered the wide doorway.
disturbed
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From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
doorway
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From this reading He paid his fare, dismissed him, and entered the wide doorway.
driven
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
entered
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From this reading He paid his fare, dismissed him, and entered the wide doorway.
European
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From this reading The place looked large and airy, and he saw some figures like European gentlemen moving about within.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading He paid his fare, dismissed him, and entered the wide doorway.
felt
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
figures
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From this reading The place looked large and airy, and he saw some figures like European gentlemen moving about within.
find
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From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
gaudy
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From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place looked large and airy, and he saw some figures like European gentlemen moving about within.
gharry-wallah
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From this reading "I'll tiff here more comfortably than with those worthy Melfords," he said to himself, and called to the gharry-wallah to halt.
halt
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From this reading "I'll tiff here more comfortably than with those worthy Melfords," he said to himself, and called to the gharry-wallah to halt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll tiff here more comfortably than with those worthy Melfords," he said to himself, and called to the gharry-wallah to halt.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He paid his fare, dismissed him, and entered the wide doorway.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I'll tiff here more comfortably than with those worthy Melfords," he said to himself, and called to the gharry-wallah to halt.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
host
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
hostess
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll tiff here more comfortably than with those worthy Melfords," he said to himself, and called to the gharry-wallah to halt.
inclined
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
large
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From this reading The place looked large and airy, and he saw some figures like European gentlemen moving about within.
less
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
like
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From this reading The place looked large and airy, and he saw some figures like European gentlemen moving about within.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place looked large and airy, and he saw some figures like European gentlemen moving about within.
Melfords
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From this reading "I'll tiff here more comfortably than with those worthy Melfords," he said to himself, and called to the gharry-wallah to halt.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
more
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From this reading "I'll tiff here more comfortably than with those worthy Melfords," he said to himself, and called to the gharry-wallah to halt.
moving
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From this reading The place looked large and airy, and he saw some figures like European gentlemen moving about within.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
paid
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From this reading He paid his fare, dismissed him, and entered the wide doorway.
place
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From this reading The place looked large and airy, and he saw some figures like European gentlemen moving about within.
pleasure
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
presently
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From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
Rayner
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
return
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
river
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
safety-valve
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From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
said
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From this reading "I'll tiff here more comfortably than with those worthy Melfords," he said to himself, and called to the gharry-wallah to halt.
saw
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From this reading The place looked large and airy, and he saw some figures like European gentlemen moving about within.
sight
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From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
sign
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From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
some
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From this reading The place looked large and airy, and he saw some figures like European gentlemen moving about within.
state
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From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
streets
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I'll tiff here more comfortably than with those worthy Melfords," he said to himself, and called to the gharry-wallah to halt.
tiff
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From this reading "I'll tiff here more comfortably than with those worthy Melfords," he said to himself, and called to the gharry-wallah to halt.
tiffin
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
trip
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
Truelove
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From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
wide
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From this reading He paid his fare, dismissed him, and entered the wide doorway.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Alfred Rayner was being driven along the crowded streets of Calcutta after his call on Truelove Brothers, he felt less inclined than ever for a pleasure trip on the river, or even for a return to tiffin with his host and hostess.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He decided that he must find a safety-valve for his disturbed state of mind, and presently he caught sight of a gaudy sign announcing: "Tiffin and Billiards within."
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading "I'll tiff here more comfortably than with those worthy Melfords," he said to himself, and called to the gharry-wallah to halt.
