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accounted
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From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
advantage
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From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Outside, the streets are filled with an angry and excited crowd.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Outside, the streets are filled with an angry and excited crowd.
angry
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From this reading Outside, the streets are filled with an angry and excited crowd.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Outside, the streets are filled with an angry and excited crowd.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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attracted
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
boudoir
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
causing
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chapter
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circumstances
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confusion
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could you venture out?
crowd
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From this reading Outside, the streets are filled with an angry and excited crowd.
de
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dear
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From this reading “My dear, how did you ever manage to get here?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “My dear, how did you ever manage to get here?
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
element
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enters
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events
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear, how did you ever manage to get here?
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Outside, the streets are filled with an angry and excited crowd.
exclaims
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filled
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From this reading Outside, the streets are filled with an angry and excited crowd.
following
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
friend
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get
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From this reading “My dear, how did you ever manage to get here?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear, how did you ever manage to get here?
how
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From this reading “My dear, how did you ever manage to get here?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
introduce
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From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
introduced
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irredeemable
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
Isn't
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
Lacy
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Lady
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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manage
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From this reading “My dear, how did you ever manage to get here?
Manderton
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mansion
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midst
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more
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Mrs
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear, how did you ever manage to get here?
mêlée
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From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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orderly
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out
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From this reading How could you venture out?
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside, the streets are filled with an angry and excited crowd.
parading
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Piccadilly
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portion
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presence
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reader
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related
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respectable
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rougher
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From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
snug
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Society
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From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
streets
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From this reading Outside, the streets are filled with an angry and excited crowd.
taken
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From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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terror
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From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isn’t it terrible, my dear?” exclaims Mrs. de Lacy Trevor, as her friend Lady Manderton enters her boudoir in the snug Piccadilly mansion, already introduced to the reader, on the morning following upon the events related in the last chapter.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My dear, how did you ever manage to get here?
totally
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From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
Trevor
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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venture
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From this reading How could you venture out?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The rougher element have taken advantage of the _mêlée_, to introduce themselves into its midst, and are parading the streets, causing confusion and terror to the more respectable and orderly portion of the crowd, whose presence is to be accounted for by totally different circumstances to those which have attracted the irredeemable portion of Society.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Outside, the streets are filled with an angry and excited crowd.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear, how did you ever manage to get here?
