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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 That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
actually
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before another month had elapsed, society learned of the engagement.
appalled
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From this reading Society was “appalled”!
architect
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From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
away
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From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
badly
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
became
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before another month had elapsed, society learned of the engagement.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
Bohemian
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
cannot
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
clever
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
comprehension
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From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
daughters
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
denied
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
distinguished
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From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
doubt
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
down
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
débutante
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
elapsed
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From this reading Before another month had elapsed, society learned of the engagement.
engagement
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From this reading Before another month had elapsed, society learned of the engagement.
erratic
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
estimation
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
exclusive
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From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
fallen
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
girl
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From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
gossip
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
Grimsby
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From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before another month had elapsed, society learned of the engagement.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
Joseph
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From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
learned
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From this reading Before another month had elapsed, society learned of the engagement.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
living
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From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
low
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
mammas
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
man
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
marry
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From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
matches
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
month
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From this reading Before another month had elapsed, society learned of the engagement.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
Mr
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From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
nine
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before another month had elapsed, society learned of the engagement.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
out
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
popular
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
put
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
sang
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From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
set
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
several
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
society
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From this reading Before another month had elapsed, society learned of the engagement.
sole
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
splendid
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
ten
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before another month had elapsed, society learned of the engagement.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
there
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
throw
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From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
times
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
topic
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
turn
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From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
twinkling
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From this reading In a twinkling this popular young man became the sole topic of gossip, having fallen so low in their estimation that they put him down as an erratic Bohemian--clever, no doubt, but a disgrace to the name of Grimsby.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Society was “appalled”!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Moreover, that there were several worthy mammas with débutante daughters who had actually set for him one of those splendid matches that nine times out of ten turn out badly, cannot be denied.
young
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From this reading That the distinguished young architect, Mr. Joseph Grimsby, was about to throw himself away for life to marry a little nobody--a girl who sang for a living--was beyond their exclusive comprehension.
