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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 Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
adventurous
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From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
all
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From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
amalgam
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From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
BodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
British
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
called
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From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
cats
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
certain
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From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
coloured
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
cousin
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From this reading George would have said if he had seen his cousin going there.
down
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From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
dwells
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
Forsyte
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From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
full
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
George
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From this reading George would have said if he had seen his cousin going there.
go
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From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
going
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From this reading George would have said if he had seen his cousin going there.
Greeks
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading George would have said if he had seen his cousin going there.
haphazard
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From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading George would have said if he had seen his cousin going there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading George would have said if he had seen his cousin going there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George would have said if he had seen his cousin going there.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading George would have said if he had seen his cousin going there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
instincts
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From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
Ishmaelites
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
Italians
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
keeps
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From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
London
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From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
looking
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'So-ho, my wild one!'
names
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'So-ho, my wild one!'
organs
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
other
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From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
out
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
own
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From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
people
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
perhaps
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From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
Politic
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
possessive
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From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
proprietary
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From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
prosperity
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From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
quarters
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From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
queer
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From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
remote
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
rents
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From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
restaurants
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
said
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From this reading George would have said if he had seen his cousin going there.
seen
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From this reading George would have said if he had seen his cousin going there.
So-ho
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From this reading 'So-ho, my wild one!'
SOHO
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From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
spirit
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From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
stuffs
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
suited
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From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
there
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From this reading George would have said if he had seen his cousin going there.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SOHO Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called London, Soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
tomatoes
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
Untidy
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
up
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From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
upper
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
wild
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From this reading 'So-ho, my wild one!'
windows
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From this reading Untidy, full of Greeks, Ishmaelites, cats, Italians, tomatoes, restaurants, organs, coloured stuffs, queer names, people looking out of upper windows, it dwells remote from the British Body Politic.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading George would have said if he had seen his cousin going there.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet has it haphazard proprietary instincts of its own, and a certain possessive prosperity which keeps its rents up when those of other quarters go down.
