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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 Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
AFFRAY
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From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
air
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
any
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From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
ascertain
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From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
breathed
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From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
care
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From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
Christy's
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From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
circuit
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From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
classed
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From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
commanders
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From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
common
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From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
conversation
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
deal
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
doubtless
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From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
dressed
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From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
easier
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From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
encountered
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
engaged
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
few
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From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
first-class
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From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
floor
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From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
garments
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From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
gathered
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From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
genteel
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From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
groups
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
guests
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From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
harbor
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From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
hotel
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From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
identify
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From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
indifferent
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
intermixed
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
made
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From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
many
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From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
met
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From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
most
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From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
NASSAU
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From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
noisy
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
observing
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
officers
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From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
others
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From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
people
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From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
person
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From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
piazza
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From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
piazzas
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From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
profanity
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
Putting
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
rather
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
sailors
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From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
seaman's
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From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
seated
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
see
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From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
seen
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From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
some
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From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
stories
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From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
there
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From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
two
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From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
veranda
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
Very
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From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
vessels
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From this reading They were dressed in seaman's garments for the most part, though not as common sailors; and doubtless many of them were commanders or officers of the vessels in the harbor.
walked
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
well
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From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He breathed easier when he had made the circuit of the piazzas on the first floor, though there were two others on the stories above it, for he found no one he could identify as a person he had seen before.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN AFFRAY IN NASSAU Christy's first care was to look about among the guests of the hotel gathered on the piazza, in order to ascertain if there was any person there whom he had ever met before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Putting on an indifferent air he walked about the veranda, observing every person he encountered, as well as those who were seated in groups, engaged in rather noisy conversation, intermixed with a great deal of profanity.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Very few of them were what could be classed as genteel people, and some of them were such people as one would not expect to see at a first-class hotel.
