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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 Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
accidents
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
advisable
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From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
all
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
barn-like
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
Bird
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
cables
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
called
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
came
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From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
charged
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
confusion
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
consultation
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From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
Creevy
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
curiosity
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
customary
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From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
cutting
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
day
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
disorder
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
dissonance
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
door-keeper
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
down
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
due
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
electric
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
else
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
ends
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
Eris
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From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
fawned
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
feet
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
Few
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
finished
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
flooring
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
frequent
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From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
generally
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
girl
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
gossip
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
guy
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
hammering
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
heavy
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
hell
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
high-pitched
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
hoarse
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
hour
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
incapacity
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
infernaladjectiveUS /ɪnˈfɜːrnəl/
extremely troublesome or annoying
From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
informed
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From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
knocked
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
leered
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
lunch
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From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
main
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
mass
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
mental
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
mouth
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
necessary
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
noisy
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
novel
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
others
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
picking
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
picture
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
popular
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
Prey
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
props
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
pull
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
racket
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
ragged
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
rang
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
Ratford
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
re-takes
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
ready
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
remedy
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
result
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
resulting
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
scolding
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
scrape
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
sets
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
Shunk
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
Smull
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From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
sneered
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
some
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
spiteful
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
star
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
studio
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
suspected
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Smull came every day to take Eris to lunch--such frequent consultation being both customary and advisable, he informed her.
target
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From this reading As a result the girl was a target for gossip and curiosity, sneered at by some, leered at by others, but generally fawned on because of suspected “pull with the main guy.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
there
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From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
trample
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
up
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From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
voices
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her first picture--from a popular novel of the hour called “The Bird of Prey”--was finished and ready for cutting, except for picking up a mass of ragged ends.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Few sets had been knocked down, for there were re-takes necessary--accidents due to Shunk or to Creevy, and charged to everybody else from door-keeper to star.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
wood
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From this reading The barn-like studio was in disorder and it rang all day with a hell of dissonance--infernal hammering, trample of heavy feet, the racket of hoarse voices, scrape of props and electric cables over the wood flooring, and the high-pitched, spiteful scolding of Ratford Creevy--as though a noisy mouth could ever remedy confusion resulting from mental incapacity.
