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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 LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
Arthur
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He invited the Syndicate--as they laughingly styled themselves--to lunch at the Lancaster Hotel.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
Barslow
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From this reading Sidney Barslow--he was invited thanks to his heroic re-entry--pleaded work.
cold
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
day
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
days
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
disappointing
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From this reading There were some disappointing refusals.
dowry
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
drawing
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
end
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
exhaustion
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
father's
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
fit
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
five
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
friends
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
gave
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He invited the Syndicate--as they laughingly styled themselves--to lunch at the Lancaster Hotel.
heroic
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From this reading Sidney Barslow--he was invited thanks to his heroic re-entry--pleaded work.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
Hotel
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From this reading He invited the Syndicate--as they laughingly styled themselves--to lunch at the Lancaster Hotel.
hundred
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
integrity
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
invited
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From this reading He invited the Syndicate--as they laughingly styled themselves--to lunch at the Lancaster Hotel.
July
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
LANCASTER
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
laughingly
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From this reading He invited the Syndicate--as they laughingly styled themselves--to lunch at the Lancaster Hotel.
Lisle
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
London
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
LUNCH
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
money
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
near
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
neglecting
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
old
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
perfumery
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
pleaded
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From this reading Sidney Barslow--he was invited thanks to his heroic re-entry--pleaded work.
pounds
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
prospects
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
Raymond
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
re-entry
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From this reading Sidney Barslow--he was invited thanks to his heroic re-entry--pleaded work.
reached
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
refusals
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From this reading There were some disappointing refusals.
Sarradet
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
season
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
Sidney
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From this reading Sidney Barslow--he was invited thanks to his heroic re-entry--pleaded work.
some
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From this reading There were some disappointing refusals.
speculation
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
styled
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From this reading He invited the Syndicate--as they laughingly styled themselves--to lunch at the Lancaster Hotel.
sulky
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
Syndicate
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From this reading He invited the Syndicate--as they laughingly styled themselves--to lunch at the Lancaster Hotel.
thanks
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From this reading Sidney Barslow--he was invited thanks to his heroic re-entry--pleaded work.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
theatrical
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He invited the Syndicate--as they laughingly styled themselves--to lunch at the Lancaster Hotel.
There
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From this reading There were some disappointing refusals.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He invited the Syndicate--as they laughingly styled themselves--to lunch at the Lancaster Hotel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
threatened
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He invited the Syndicate--as they laughingly styled themselves--to lunch at the Lancaster Hotel.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
treat
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From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
very
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From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were some disappointing refusals.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LUNCH AT THE LANCASTER On a day in July, when this wonderful London season was drawing near an end, and the five hundred pounds had reached about half-way towards exhaustion, Arthur Lisle gave himself and his friends a treat.
work
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From this reading Sidney Barslow--he was invited thanks to his heroic re-entry--pleaded work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Sarradet would not come; he was sulky in these days, for Raymond was neglecting his father's perfumery and spending his father's money; the integrity of the dowry was threatened, and old Sarradet had a very cold fit about the prospects of the theatrical speculation.
