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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 JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, it had recently been decreed in the interests of human nature that Caroline Crewkerne should come into vogue again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the passing of the years had bereft Caroline of something of her vigor and of even more of her _savoir faire_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
bereft
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From this reading But the passing of the years had bereft Caroline of something of her vigor and of even more of her _savoir faire_.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the passing of the years had bereft Caroline of something of her vigor and of even more of her _savoir faire_.
Caroline
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, it had recently been decreed in the interests of human nature that Caroline Crewkerne should come into vogue again.
Crewkerne
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From this reading However, it had recently been decreed in the interests of human nature that Caroline Crewkerne should come into vogue again.
Crewkerne's
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
date
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From this reading She had grown difficult and rather out of date.
DECISIVE
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
decreed
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From this reading However, it had recently been decreed in the interests of human nature that Caroline Crewkerne should come into vogue again.
difficult
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From this reading She had grown difficult and rather out of date.
earlier
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the passing of the years had bereft Caroline of something of her vigor and of even more of her _savoir faire_.
faire
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From this reading But the passing of the years had bereft Caroline of something of her vigor and of even more of her _savoir faire_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
fount
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
gossip
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
grown
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From this reading She had grown difficult and rather out of date.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the passing of the years had bereft Caroline of something of her vigor and of even more of her _savoir faire_.
heyday
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
Hill
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
history
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it had recently been decreed in the interests of human nature that Caroline Crewkerne should come into vogue again.
human
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From this reading However, it had recently been decreed in the interests of human nature that Caroline Crewkerne should come into vogue again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
interests
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From this reading However, it had recently been decreed in the interests of human nature that Caroline Crewkerne should come into vogue again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading However, it had recently been decreed in the interests of human nature that Caroline Crewkerne should come into vogue again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However, it had recently been decreed in the interests of human nature that Caroline Crewkerne should come into vogue again.
JIM
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
LASCELLES
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
London
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
malicious
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
mansion
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
many
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
more
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From this reading But the passing of the years had bereft Caroline of something of her vigor and of even more of her _savoir faire_.
most
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
nature
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From this reading However, it had recently been decreed in the interests of human nature that Caroline Crewkerne should come into vogue again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
obtained
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
out
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From this reading She had grown difficult and rather out of date.
passing
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From this reading But the passing of the years had bereft Caroline of something of her vigor and of even more of her _savoir faire_.
past
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
rather
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From this reading She had grown difficult and rather out of date.
recently
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From this reading However, it had recently been decreed in the interests of human nature that Caroline Crewkerne should come into vogue again.
savoir
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From this reading But the passing of the years had bereft Caroline of something of her vigor and of even more of her _savoir faire_.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had grown difficult and rather out of date.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading However, it had recently been decreed in the interests of human nature that Caroline Crewkerne should come into vogue again.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But the passing of the years had bereft Caroline of something of her vigor and of even more of her _savoir faire_.
spacious
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
STEPnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
Street
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
TAKES
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However, it had recently been decreed in the interests of human nature that Caroline Crewkerne should come into vogue again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
thronged
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
twenty
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
vigor
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From this reading But the passing of the years had bereft Caroline of something of her vigor and of even more of her _savoir faire_.
vogue
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From this reading However, it had recently been decreed in the interests of human nature that Caroline Crewkerne should come into vogue again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
Wednesdays
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
world's
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From this reading They had been in their heyday twenty years earlier in the world’s history, when the spacious mansion in Hill Street was the fount of the most malicious gossip to be obtained in London.
years
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From this reading JIM LASCELLES TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Caroline Crewkerne’s “Wednesdays” had not been so thronged for many years past.
