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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 One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
absurdly
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From this reading “This sort of thing is making me feel absurdly young,” he declared.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Zoe was among the last to appear.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
appear
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From this reading Zoe was among the last to appear.
arm
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From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
assisted
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From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
attendant
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From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
back
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From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
cab
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From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
came
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From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
cases
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From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
cavalier
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From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
declared
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From this reading “This sort of thing is making me feel absurdly young,” he declared.
delightful
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From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
evening
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From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
feel
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From this reading “This sort of thing is making me feel absurdly young,” he declared.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
gesture
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From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
hansom
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From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This sort of thing is making me feel absurdly young,” he declared.
ladies
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From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zoe was among the last to appear.
Laverick
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From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
led
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From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
making
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From this reading “This sort of thing is making me feel absurdly young,” he declared.
matter
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From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This sort of thing is making me feel absurdly young,” he declared.
most
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From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
much
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From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
novel
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From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
now
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From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
out
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From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
pleasure
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From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
possible
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From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
shadows
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From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
smiling
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From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
somewhat
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From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
sort
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From this reading “This sort of thing is making me feel absurdly young,” he declared.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
stage-door
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From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
taxicab
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From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
then
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From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This sort of thing is making me feel absurdly young,” he declared.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
Universal
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From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
up
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From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
waiting
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From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Zoe was among the last to appear.
way
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From this reading Laverick stood back in the shadows as much as possible, smiling now and then to himself at this, to him, somewhat novel way of spending the evening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She came up to him with a delightful little gesture of pleasure, and took his arm as a matter of course as he led her across to the waiting cab.
young
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From this reading One by one the young ladies of the chorus came out from the stage-door of the Universal, in most cases to be assisted into a waiting hansom or taxicab by an attendant cavalier.
Zoe
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From this reading Zoe was among the last to appear.
