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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 MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
ago
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
all
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
better
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From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
Bond
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From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
bought
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From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
branch
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From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
certain
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
Cheapside
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
CIRCLE
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
City
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From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
Clement
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
comfortably
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
commissions
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From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
conducted
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
considered
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
daughters
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From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
deal
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
English
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
esteemed
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From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
events
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
executed
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From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
family
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
far
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
fashion
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From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
fifty
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
folk
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From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
French
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
frequented
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From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
frugality
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
hospitably
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
house
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
hundred
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
income
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
Jacques
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
keep
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
kept
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From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
knew
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From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
knowledge
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
known
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From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
less
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
lived
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
Lyons
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
man
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
master
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From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
men
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From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
migrated
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
MISS
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
more
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From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
Mr
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
much
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From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
native
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
notions
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
only
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From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
opened
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
own
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
Park
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
perfumer's
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
present
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
presents
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From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
preserved
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
profitable
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From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
Regent's
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
Sarradet
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
SARRADET'S
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
shop
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
Street
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From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
style
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
sumptuous
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
there
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From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
thereabouts
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
Together
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
very
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
warm
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
warmer
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
warrant
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From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To folk of fashion the Bond Street branch was better known, but which was the more profitable only the master knew.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
wives
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From this reading The shop was there still, and still a Sarradet kept it, and still it was much esteemed and frequented by City men, who bought presents or executed commissions for their wives and daughters there.
world
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From this reading Together, at all events, they were very profitable, and the present Mr. Clement Sarradet was a warm man--warmer than he let the world know, or even his own family, so far as he could keep the knowledge from them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had preserved his French frugality, and, although his house in Regent's Park was comfortably and hospitably conducted, the style in which he lived was a good deal less sumptuous than English notions would have considered his income to warrant.
years
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From this reading MISS SARRADET'S CIRCLE A hundred and fifty years ago or thereabouts a certain Jacques Sarradet had migrated from his native Lyons and opened a perfumer's shop in Cheapside.
