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all
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
assign
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
ate
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From this reading They ate their luncheon in ruffled silence.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
bedrooms
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From this reading “I have no opinion of food eaten in bedrooms.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
comment
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
downstairs
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From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
eat
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From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
eaten
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From this reading “I have no opinion of food eaten in bedrooms.
enough
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From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
fit
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From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
food
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From this reading “I have no opinion of food eaten in bedrooms.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
glad
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From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have no opinion of food eaten in bedrooms.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
luncheon
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From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
managers
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
melodrama
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I have no opinion of food eaten in bedrooms.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I have no opinion of food eaten in bedrooms.
once
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From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
opinion
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From this reading “I have no opinion of food eaten in bedrooms.
ownerships
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
people
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From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
played
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
possible
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
probably
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From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
recent
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
relax
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From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
reluctant
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
remarks
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
respective
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
ruffled
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From this reading They ate their luncheon in ruffled silence.
rule
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From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
seen
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From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
sent
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From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They ate their luncheon in ruffled silence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
stage
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
superfluous
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
two
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From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
up
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From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
well
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From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading These two remarks, to which it would be superfluous to assign their respective ownerships, were all the comment upon the recent melodrama at first possible to the reluctant managers upon whose stage it had been played.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If people are well enough to eat, they are well enough to come downstairs; but she is probably not fit to be seen, so for once I will relax my rule.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She would, I should think, be glad if you let her have luncheon sent up to her.”
