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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 One of them was a ruddy, handsome, slightly corpulent French count of manners the pink of perfection.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He looked for all the world like the French counts introduced into American musical comedy,--just the right type of collar about his neck, the perfect shoe, the close-fitting, well-tailored suit, the mustachios and hair barbered to the last touch.
actress
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
all
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From this reading He looked for all the world like the French counts introduced into American musical comedy,--just the right type of collar about his neck, the perfect shoe, the close-fitting, well-tailored suit, the mustachios and hair barbered to the last touch.
aloofness
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From this reading He was charming, too, in his easy, gracious aloofness, saying only the few things that would be of momentary interest and pressing nothing.
American
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
background
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barbered
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Barfleur
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was charming, too, in his easy, gracious aloofness, saying only the few things that would be of momentary interest and pressing nothing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was interesting to find her in her own rather smart London quarters surrounded by maid and cook, and with male figures of the usual ornamental sort in the immediate background.
CALLS
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charming
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From this reading He was charming, too, in his easy, gracious aloofness, saying only the few things that would be of momentary interest and pressing nothing.
close-fitting
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From this reading He looked for all the world like the French counts introduced into American musical comedy,--just the right type of collar about his neck, the perfect shoe, the close-fitting, well-tailored suit, the mustachios and hair barbered to the last touch.
collar
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
comedy
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cook
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corpulent
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From this reading One of them was a ruddy, handsome, slightly corpulent French count of manners the pink of perfection.
count
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From this reading One of them was a ruddy, handsome, slightly corpulent French count of manners the pink of perfection.
counts
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dined
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E
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easy
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From this reading He was charming, too, in his easy, gracious aloofness, saying only the few things that would be of momentary interest and pressing nothing.
evening
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few
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figures
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find
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He looked for all the world like the French counts introduced into American musical comedy,--just the right type of collar about his neck, the perfect shoe, the close-fitting, well-tailored suit, the mustachios and hair barbered to the last touch.
French
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From this reading One of them was a ruddy, handsome, slightly corpulent French count of manners the pink of perfection.
gracious
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From this reading He was charming, too, in his easy, gracious aloofness, saying only the few things that would be of momentary interest and pressing nothing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
hair
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handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of them was a ruddy, handsome, slightly corpulent French count of manners the pink of perfection.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked for all the world like the French counts introduced into American musical comedy,--just the right type of collar about his neck, the perfect shoe, the close-fitting, well-tailored suit, the mustachios and hair barbered to the last touch.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was interesting to find her in her own rather smart London quarters surrounded by maid and cook, and with male figures of the usual ornamental sort in the immediate background.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked for all the world like the French counts introduced into American musical comedy,--just the right type of collar about his neck, the perfect shoe, the close-fitting, well-tailored suit, the mustachios and hair barbered to the last touch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
immediate
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From this reading It was interesting to find her in her own rather smart London quarters surrounded by maid and cook, and with male figures of the usual ornamental sort in the immediate background.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was interesting to find her in her own rather smart London quarters surrounded by maid and cook, and with male figures of the usual ornamental sort in the immediate background.
interest
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From this reading He was charming, too, in his easy, gracious aloofness, saying only the few things that would be of momentary interest and pressing nothing.
interesting
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From this reading It was interesting to find her in her own rather smart London quarters surrounded by maid and cook, and with male figures of the usual ornamental sort in the immediate background.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He looked for all the world like the French counts introduced into American musical comedy,--just the right type of collar about his neck, the perfect shoe, the close-fitting, well-tailored suit, the mustachios and hair barbered to the last touch.
introduced
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
just
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked for all the world like the French counts introduced into American musical comedy,--just the right type of collar about his neck, the perfect shoe, the close-fitting, well-tailored suit, the mustachios and hair barbered to the last touch.
like
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London
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked for all the world like the French counts introduced into American musical comedy,--just the right type of collar about his neck, the perfect shoe, the close-fitting, well-tailored suit, the mustachios and hair barbered to the last touch.
lunched
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maid
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male
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manners
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From this reading One of them was a ruddy, handsome, slightly corpulent French count of manners the pink of perfection.
Miss
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momentary
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From this reading He was charming, too, in his easy, gracious aloofness, saying only the few things that would be of momentary interest and pressing nothing.
Mrs
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musical
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mustachios
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neck
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was charming, too, in his easy, gracious aloofness, saying only the few things that would be of momentary interest and pressing nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was interesting to find her in her own rather smart London quarters surrounded by maid and cook, and with male figures of the usual ornamental sort in the immediate background.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
only
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From this reading He was charming, too, in his easy, gracious aloofness, saying only the few things that would be of momentary interest and pressing nothing.
ornamental
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
own
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perfect
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perfection
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From this reading One of them was a ruddy, handsome, slightly corpulent French count of manners the pink of perfection.
pink
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From this reading One of them was a ruddy, handsome, slightly corpulent French count of manners the pink of perfection.
pressing
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From this reading He was charming, too, in his easy, gracious aloofness, saying only the few things that would be of momentary interest and pressing nothing.
quarters
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rather
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked for all the world like the French counts introduced into American musical comedy,--just the right type of collar about his neck, the perfect shoe, the close-fitting, well-tailored suit, the mustachios and hair barbered to the last touch.
ruddy
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From this reading One of them was a ruddy, handsome, slightly corpulent French count of manners the pink of perfection.
saying
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From this reading He was charming, too, in his easy, gracious aloofness, saying only the few things that would be of momentary interest and pressing nothing.
shoe
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shortly
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slightly
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From this reading One of them was a ruddy, handsome, slightly corpulent French count of manners the pink of perfection.
smart
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sort
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steamer
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suit
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surrounded
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them was a ruddy, handsome, slightly corpulent French count of manners the pink of perfection.
things
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From this reading He was charming, too, in his easy, gracious aloofness, saying only the few things that would be of momentary interest and pressing nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was interesting to find her in her own rather smart London quarters surrounded by maid and cook, and with male figures of the usual ornamental sort in the immediate background.
too
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From this reading He was charming, too, in his easy, gracious aloofness, saying only the few things that would be of momentary interest and pressing nothing.
touch
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From this reading He looked for all the world like the French counts introduced into American musical comedy,--just the right type of collar about his neck, the perfect shoe, the close-fitting, well-tailored suit, the mustachios and hair barbered to the last touch.
type
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
usual
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W
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
well-tailored
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CALLS It was one evening shortly after I had lunched with Mrs. W. that Barfleur and I dined with Miss E., the young actress who had come over on the steamer with us.
world
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was charming, too, in his easy, gracious aloofness, saying only the few things that would be of momentary interest and pressing nothing.
young
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