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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 A LUNCH PARTY.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading People admired this studio, and talked about it almost as much as they talked about Anstruthers himself.
admired
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From this reading People admired this studio, and talked about it almost as much as they talked about Anstruthers himself.
affair
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From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
all
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
almost
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From this reading People admired this studio, and talked about it almost as much as they talked about Anstruthers himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
Anstruthers
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From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
arrangements
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
artistic
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From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading People admired this studio, and talked about it almost as much as they talked about Anstruthers himself.
beautifully
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
become
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From this reading Indeed, it had become a sort of fashion to visit it.
displayed
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
enough
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
fact
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
fashion
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From this reading Indeed, it had become a sort of fashion to visit it.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
fortunate
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From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
furnished
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
gorgeous
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From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
gratify
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indeed, it had become a sort of fashion to visit it.
Hector
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From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading People admired this studio, and talked about it almost as much as they talked about Anstruthers himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, it had become a sort of fashion to visit it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
lucky
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
LUNCH
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From this reading A LUNCH PARTY.
luxurious
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
man
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From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
means
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
most
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From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
Mr
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From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
much
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From this reading People admired this studio, and talked about it almost as much as they talked about Anstruthers himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
owner
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LUNCH PARTY.
People
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From this reading People admired this studio, and talked about it almost as much as they talked about Anstruthers himself.
popular
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From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
possess
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
really
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From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
refined
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
sort
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From this reading Indeed, it had become a sort of fashion to visit it.
studio
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From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
talked
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From this reading People admired this studio, and talked about it almost as much as they talked about Anstruthers himself.
tastes
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People admired this studio, and talked about it almost as much as they talked about Anstruthers himself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading People admired this studio, and talked about it almost as much as they talked about Anstruthers himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
up
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
utmost
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
visit
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From this reading Indeed, it had become a sort of fashion to visit it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
wondrously
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From this reading It was beautifully furnished and wondrously fitted up, and displayed, in all its arrangements, the fact that its owner was a young man of refined and luxurious tastes, and was lucky enough to possess the means to gratify them to their utmost.
young
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From this reading The studio of that popular and fortunate young man, Mr. Hector Anstruthers, was really a most gorgeous and artistic affair.
