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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 A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
after-part
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
anywhere
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
ballroom
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
become
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From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
board-ship
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
cabin
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
conservatories
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
couples
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
courtship
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From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
day
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From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
down
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From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
duration
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
excitement
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From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
exhausted
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From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
flirtation
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And what glorious opportunities such a life presents for ripening friendship into love.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
frequent
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
friendship
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From this reading And what glorious opportunities such a life presents for ripening friendship into love.
glorious
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From this reading And what glorious opportunities such a life presents for ripening friendship into love.
hall
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
hotbed
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And what glorious opportunities such a life presents for ripening friendship into love.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
knows
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From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
large
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
like
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
listen
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
lobbies
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
lounges
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
love
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From this reading And what glorious opportunities such a life presents for ripening friendship into love.
MAGGIE
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From this reading MAGGIE.
makes
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
months
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
novels
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From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
ocean
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From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
opportunities
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From this reading And what glorious opportunities such a life presents for ripening friendship into love.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
Pandora
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
passages
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
passenger
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
poop
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
presents
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From this reading And what glorious opportunities such a life presents for ripening friendship into love.
ripening
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From this reading And what glorious opportunities such a life presents for ripening friendship into love.
saloon
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
scandal
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From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
sneaking
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
stairs
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
stopping
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And what glorious opportunities such a life presents for ripening friendship into love.
talk
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
then
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From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
three
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
toned
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From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
two
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
unobserved
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
vessel
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
voyages
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
wave
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From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
way
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From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what glorious opportunities such a life presents for ripening friendship into love.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the first excitement of a ‘life on the ocean wave’ has toned down, and the novels are exhausted, and everybody knows everybody, then scandal and courtship become the order of the day.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A large passenger vessel like the _Pandora_, that makes voyages of two and three months’ duration, without stopping on the way, is a hotbed of flirtation.
young
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From this reading As in a ballroom the young couples frequent the conservatories, the stairs, the lobbies, and hall, anywhere where they can talk and listen unobserved, so on board-ship they may be found sneaking about the after-part of the poop, the cabin passages, and the lounges in the saloon.
