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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tanner, Metcalfe, and other members of the stock company were hovering about Miss Lydecker, drinking impromptu toasts, laughing, and exchanging pleasantries.
adjoining
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From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I was just telling Miss Reed,” Klein said, “how careless the majority of you girls are with your jewels.”
away
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From this reading She finally broke away from them and came over to where Klein was chatting with Miss Reed.
big
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From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
broke
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From this reading She finally broke away from them and came over to where Klein was chatting with Miss Reed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
came
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careless
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From this reading “I was just telling Miss Reed,” Klein said, “how careless the majority of you girls are with your jewels.”
chatting
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From this reading She finally broke away from them and came over to where Klein was chatting with Miss Reed.
cleared
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From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
company
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From this reading Tanner, Metcalfe, and other members of the stock company were hovering about Miss Lydecker, drinking impromptu toasts, laughing, and exchanging pleasantries.
dances
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From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
don't
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From this reading “You don’t suppose for one minute, Mr. Klein, that we would keep them locked up when so many gallant men are about!”
drinking
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From this reading Tanner, Metcalfe, and other members of the stock company were hovering about Miss Lydecker, drinking impromptu toasts, laughing, and exchanging pleasantries.
exchanging
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From this reading Tanner, Metcalfe, and other members of the stock company were hovering about Miss Lydecker, drinking impromptu toasts, laughing, and exchanging pleasantries.
finally
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From this reading She finally broke away from them and came over to where Klein was chatting with Miss Reed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She finally broke away from them and came over to where Klein was chatting with Miss Reed.
gallant
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girls
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From this reading “I was just telling Miss Reed,” Klein said, “how careless the majority of you girls are with your jewels.”
guests
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From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
hostess
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From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
hovering
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From this reading Tanner, Metcalfe, and other members of the stock company were hovering about Miss Lydecker, drinking impromptu toasts, laughing, and exchanging pleasantries.
how
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From this reading “I was just telling Miss Reed,” Klein said, “how careless the majority of you girls are with your jewels.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was just telling Miss Reed,” Klein said, “how careless the majority of you girls are with your jewels.”
impromptu
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From this reading Tanner, Metcalfe, and other members of the stock company were hovering about Miss Lydecker, drinking impromptu toasts, laughing, and exchanging pleasantries.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
invited
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From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
jewels
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From this reading “I was just telling Miss Reed,” Klein said, “how careless the majority of you girls are with your jewels.”
just
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From this reading “I was just telling Miss Reed,” Klein said, “how careless the majority of you girls are with your jewels.”
keep
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From this reading “You don’t suppose for one minute, Mr. Klein, that we would keep them locked up when so many gallant men are about!”
Klein
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laughing
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From this reading Tanner, Metcalfe, and other members of the stock company were hovering about Miss Lydecker, drinking impromptu toasts, laughing, and exchanging pleasantries.
locked
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Lydecker
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majority
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From this reading “I was just telling Miss Reed,” Klein said, “how careless the majority of you girls are with your jewels.”
many
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members
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men
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From this reading “You don’t suppose for one minute, Mr. Klein, that we would keep them locked up when so many gallant men are about!”
Metcalfe
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From this reading Tanner, Metcalfe, and other members of the stock company were hovering about Miss Lydecker, drinking impromptu toasts, laughing, and exchanging pleasantries.
minute
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Miss
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mother
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From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
Mr
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From this reading “You don’t suppose for one minute, Mr. Klein, that we would keep them locked up when so many gallant men are about!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tanner, Metcalfe, and other members of the stock company were hovering about Miss Lydecker, drinking impromptu toasts, laughing, and exchanging pleasantries.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You don’t suppose for one minute, Mr. Klein, that we would keep them locked up when so many gallant men are about!”
other
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From this reading Tanner, Metcalfe, and other members of the stock company were hovering about Miss Lydecker, drinking impromptu toasts, laughing, and exchanging pleasantries.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She finally broke away from them and came over to where Klein was chatting with Miss Reed.
pleasantries
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From this reading Tanner, Metcalfe, and other members of the stock company were hovering about Miss Lydecker, drinking impromptu toasts, laughing, and exchanging pleasantries.
purpose
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From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
Reed
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From this reading She finally broke away from them and came over to where Klein was chatting with Miss Reed.
room
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From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
said
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From this reading “I was just telling Miss Reed,” Klein said, “how careless the majority of you girls are with your jewels.”
served
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From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
several
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From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She finally broke away from them and came over to where Klein was chatting with Miss Reed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You don’t suppose for one minute, Mr. Klein, that we would keep them locked up when so many gallant men are about!”
stock
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From this reading Tanner, Metcalfe, and other members of the stock company were hovering about Miss Lydecker, drinking impromptu toasts, laughing, and exchanging pleasantries.
supper
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From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You don’t suppose for one minute, Mr. Klein, that we would keep them locked up when so many gallant men are about!”
Tanner
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From this reading Tanner, Metcalfe, and other members of the stock company were hovering about Miss Lydecker, drinking impromptu toasts, laughing, and exchanging pleasantries.
telling
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From this reading “I was just telling Miss Reed,” Klein said, “how careless the majority of you girls are with your jewels.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She finally broke away from them and came over to where Klein was chatting with Miss Reed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
toasts
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From this reading Tanner, Metcalfe, and other members of the stock company were hovering about Miss Lydecker, drinking impromptu toasts, laughing, and exchanging pleasantries.
up
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From this reading “You don’t suppose for one minute, Mr. Klein, that we would keep them locked up when so many gallant men are about!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You don’t suppose for one minute, Mr. Klein, that we would keep them locked up when so many gallant men are about!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “You don’t suppose for one minute, Mr. Klein, that we would keep them locked up when so many gallant men are about!”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After several dances in the big room cleared for that purpose, the guests were invited to an adjoining room, where supper was served by the hostess and her mother.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She finally broke away from them and came over to where Klein was chatting with Miss Reed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You don’t suppose for one minute, Mr. Klein, that we would keep them locked up when so many gallant men are about!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was just telling Miss Reed,” Klein said, “how careless the majority of you girls are with your jewels.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was just telling Miss Reed,” Klein said, “how careless the majority of you girls are with your jewels.”
