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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 He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
accustomed
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From this reading He was accustomed to sit alone, and rather liked it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Blythe was sitting alone in his library.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was accustomed to sit alone, and rather liked it.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
appreciate
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
arm-chair
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
Armitage
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From this reading The book was by "Ena Armitage"--the cigar, one of a choice brand known chiefly to fastidious connoisseurs of tobacco.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
attendance
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From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
Blythe
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From this reading Lord Blythe was sitting alone in his library.
book
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
brand
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From this reading The book was by "Ena Armitage"--the cigar, one of a choice brand known chiefly to fastidious connoisseurs of tobacco.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The book was by "Ena Armitage"--the cigar, one of a choice brand known chiefly to fastidious connoisseurs of tobacco.
chiefly
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From this reading The book was by "Ena Armitage"--the cigar, one of a choice brand known chiefly to fastidious connoisseurs of tobacco.
choice
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From this reading The book was by "Ena Armitage"--the cigar, one of a choice brand known chiefly to fastidious connoisseurs of tobacco.
cigar
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
coat
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
comfortable
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
connoisseurs
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From this reading The book was by "Ena Armitage"--the cigar, one of a choice brand known chiefly to fastidious connoisseurs of tobacco.
crush
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From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
Deanshire's
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From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
Duchess
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From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
easy
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
Ena
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From this reading The book was by "Ena Armitage"--the cigar, one of a choice brand known chiefly to fastidious connoisseurs of tobacco.
enjoying
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
enough
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
evening
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From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
excused
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From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
fastidious
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From this reading The book was by "Ena Armitage"--the cigar, one of a choice brand known chiefly to fastidious connoisseurs of tobacco.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
gone
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From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
graciously
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From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
grateful
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From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was accustomed to sit alone, and rather liked it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Blythe was sitting alone in his library.
honestly
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From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Blythe was sitting alone in his library.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was accustomed to sit alone, and rather liked it.
known
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From this reading The book was by "Ena Armitage"--the cigar, one of a choice brand known chiefly to fastidious connoisseurs of tobacco.
library
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From this reading Lord Blythe was sitting alone in his library.
liked
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From this reading He was accustomed to sit alone, and rather liked it.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Blythe was sitting alone in his library.
lounge
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
luxury
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
old
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The book was by "Ena Armitage"--the cigar, one of a choice brand known chiefly to fastidious connoisseurs of tobacco.
pair
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
peace
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
put
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
quietness
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
rather
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From this reading He was accustomed to sit alone, and rather liked it.
reception
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From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
similar
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From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
sit
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From this reading He was accustomed to sit alone, and rather liked it.
sitting
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From this reading Lord Blythe was sitting alone in his library.
sixty-eight
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
slippers
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
thoroughly
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From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was accustomed to sit alone, and rather liked it.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The book was by "Ena Armitage"--the cigar, one of a choice brand known chiefly to fastidious connoisseurs of tobacco.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord Blythe was sitting alone in his library.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
wife
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From this reading It was the evening after that of the Duchess of Deanshire's reception; his wife had gone to another similar "crush," but had graciously excused his attendance, for which he was honestly grateful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was old enough, at sixty-eight, to appreciate the luxury of peace and quietness,--he had put on an old lounge coat and an easy pair of slippers, and was thoroughly enjoying himself in a comfortable arm-chair with a book and a cigar.
