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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 BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Nevertheless she protested against the length of the dinner which he ordered.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I want an excuse," he declared, laying down the carte, "for a good long chat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
another's
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From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
appointments
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From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
BROOKS
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From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
carte
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From this reading "I want an excuse," he declared, laying down the carte, "for a good long chat.
chat
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From this reading "I want an excuse," he declared, laying down the carte, "for a good long chat.
cooking
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From this reading Of the cooking neither he nor Mary Scott in those days was a critic.
critic
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From this reading Of the cooking neither he nor Mary Scott in those days was a critic.
days
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From this reading Of the cooking neither he nor Mary Scott in those days was a critic.
declared
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From this reading "I want an excuse," he declared, laying down the carte, "for a good long chat.
decorations
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From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
dinner
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From this reading Nevertheless she protested against the length of the dinner which he ordered.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
down
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From this reading "I want an excuse," he declared, laying down the carte, "for a good long chat.
ENLISTS
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From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
excuse
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From this reading "I want an excuse," he declared, laying down the carte, "for a good long chat.
fashionable
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From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I want an excuse," he declared, laying down the carte, "for a good long chat.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
French
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From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I want an excuse," he declared, laying down the carte, "for a good long chat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of the cooking neither he nor Mary Scott in those days was a critic.
heart
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From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
hour
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From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want an excuse," he declared, laying down the carte, "for a good long chat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
late
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From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
laying
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From this reading "I want an excuse," he declared, laying down the carte, "for a good long chat.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Nevertheless she protested against the length of the dinner which he ordered.
London
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From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I want an excuse," he declared, laying down the carte, "for a good long chat.
Mary
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From this reading Of the cooking neither he nor Mary Scott in those days was a critic.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Of the cooking neither he nor Mary Scott in those days was a critic.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless she protested against the length of the dinner which he ordered.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Of the cooking neither he nor Mary Scott in those days was a critic.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
ordered
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From this reading Nevertheless she protested against the length of the dinner which he ordered.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
patronize
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From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
protested
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From this reading Nevertheless she protested against the length of the dinner which he ordered.
RECRUIT
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From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
resignnounUS /resign/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
restaurant
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From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
Scott
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From this reading Of the cooking neither he nor Mary Scott in those days was a critic.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nevertheless she protested against the length of the dinner which he ordered.
small
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From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
society
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From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
theatre
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From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Of the cooking neither he nor Mary Scott in those days was a critic.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
too
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From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
waiters
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From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
want
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From this reading "I want an excuse," he declared, laying down the carte, "for a good long chat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of the cooking neither he nor Mary Scott in those days was a critic.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
well
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From this reading We shall be too late for the theatre, so we may as well resign ourselves to an hour or so of one another's society."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading BROOKS ENLISTS A RECRUIT Brooks had found a small restaurant in the heart of fashionable London, where the appointments and decorations were French, and the waiters were not disposed to patronize.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless she protested against the length of the dinner which he ordered.
