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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 The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
appeared
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
arranged
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From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
bursts
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From this reading Mr. Parker's stories kept his end of the table in continual bursts of merriment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
charmed
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From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
close
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confessed
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continual
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cordiality
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dinner
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From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
else
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From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
end
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entertained
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
Eve
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From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
exceedingly
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From this reading One little incident, too, was in its way exceedingly satisfactory.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
friends
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
gratified
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
greeting
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
hand
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Parker's stories kept his end of the table in continual bursts of merriment.
hostess
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From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
incident
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From this reading One little incident, too, was in its way exceedingly satisfactory.
indeed
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From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One little incident, too, was in its way exceedingly satisfactory.
kept
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From this reading Mr. Parker's stories kept his end of the table in continual bursts of merriment.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One little incident, too, was in its way exceedingly satisfactory.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
merriment
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From this reading Mr. Parker's stories kept his end of the table in continual bursts of merriment.
Milan
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From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
Mr
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Mrs
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
much
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Parker's stories kept his end of the table in continual bursts of merriment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
Parker's
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From this reading Mr. Parker's stories kept his end of the table in continual bursts of merriment.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
played
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From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
restaurant
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From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
Samuelson
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
satisfactory
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From this reading One little incident, too, was in its way exceedingly satisfactory.
sister
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From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
some
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
stories
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success
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From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
table
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From this reading Mr. Parker's stories kept his end of the table in continual bursts of merriment.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
too
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From this reading One little incident, too, was in its way exceedingly satisfactory.
very
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
way
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From this reading One little incident, too, was in its way exceedingly satisfactory.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Samuelson were being entertained by some friends close at hand, and they appeared very much gratified at the cordiality of our greeting.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
whole
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From this reading The dinner party, which I arranged for in the Milan restaurant, was, on the whole, a great success.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My sister played hostess for me and confessed herself charmed with Eve, as indeed was every one else.
