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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 In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
all
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
aprons
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From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
away
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From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
best
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
certain
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
chop
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From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
chump
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From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
City
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
clear
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From this reading PERFECTION OF THE HOUSE 'One mockturtle, clear; one oxtail; two glasses of port.'
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
corrupted
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
cubicles
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From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
days
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
down
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From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
earlier
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
eating-places
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
English
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From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
extent
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
fashionable
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
filling
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
fleshpots
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
floor
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From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
floury-potato
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From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
food
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From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
Forsyte
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From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
French's
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From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
get
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From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
gilt
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From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
glasses
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From this reading PERFECTION OF THE HOUSE 'One mockturtle, clear; one oxtail; two glasses of port.'
habits
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
hairy
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From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
hankered
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
heavy
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From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
HOUSE
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From this reading PERFECTION OF THE HOUSE 'One mockturtle, clear; one oxtail; two glasses of port.'
hung
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From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
income
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
increase
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
James
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From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
just
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From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
keeping
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
like
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From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
liked
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
line
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From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
looking-glasses
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From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
lunch
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From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
mockturtle
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From this reading PERFECTION OF THE HOUSE 'One mockturtle, clear; one oxtail; two glasses of port.'
moments
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
necessity
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
neighbours
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From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PERFECTION OF THE HOUSE 'One mockturtle, clear; one oxtail; two glasses of port.'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PERFECTION OF THE HOUSE 'One mockturtle, clear; one oxtail; two glasses of port.'
only
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From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
oxtail
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From this reading PERFECTION OF THE HOUSE 'One mockturtle, clear; one oxtail; two glasses of port.'
pace
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
PERFECTION
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From this reading PERFECTION OF THE HOUSE 'One mockturtle, clear; one oxtail; two glasses of port.'
port
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From this reading PERFECTION OF THE HOUSE 'One mockturtle, clear; one oxtail; two glasses of port.'
prime
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From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
quiet
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
recently
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From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
room
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From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
round
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From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
sawdust
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From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
seeing
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From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
served
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From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
sight
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From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
sitting
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From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
son
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From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
tasty
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PERFECTION OF THE HOUSE 'One mockturtle, clear; one oxtail; two glasses of port.'
there
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
three
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From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
too
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From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
trend
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
two
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From this reading PERFECTION OF THE HOUSE 'One mockturtle, clear; one oxtail; two glasses of port.'
unpretentious
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
upper
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From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
waiters
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From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
well-flavoured
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From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the upper room at French's, where a Forsyte could still get heavy English food, James and his son were sitting down to lunch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Of all eating-places James liked best to come here; there was something unpretentious, well-flavoured, and filling about it, and though he had been to a certain extent corrupted by the necessity for being fashionable, and the trend of habits keeping pace with an income that would increase, he still hankered in quiet City moments after the tasty fleshpots of his earlier days.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here you were served by hairy English waiters in aprons; there was sawdust on the floor, and three round gilt looking-glasses hung just above the line of sight.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They had only recently done away with the cubicles, too, in which you could have your chop, prime chump, with a floury-potato, without seeing your neighbours, like a gentleman.
