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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 Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
abundance
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From this reading She was dark and slender, a quick and impatient little thing, with an abundance of what was currently known as “pep.”
advertisements
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From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was dark and slender, a quick and impatient little thing, with an abundance of what was currently known as “pep.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
artificially
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was dark and slender, a quick and impatient little thing, with an abundance of what was currently known as “pep.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
Beach
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boxing
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
Brainerd
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From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
City
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colored
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currently
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From this reading She was dark and slender, a quick and impatient little thing, with an abundance of what was currently known as “pep.”
dark
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From this reading She was dark and slender, a quick and impatient little thing, with an abundance of what was currently known as “pep.”
daughter
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From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The servants understood the situation, and so did Eunice.
distinguished
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From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
Eunice
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From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
events
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
financial
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From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
game
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
generally
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
highly
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
hostesses
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From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
house
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From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
Hoyt
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From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
impatient
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From this reading She was dark and slender, a quick and impatient little thing, with an abundance of what was currently known as “pep.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
investment
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From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
kept
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
known
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From this reading She was dark and slender, a quick and impatient little thing, with an abundance of what was currently known as “pep.”
lady
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was dark and slender, a quick and impatient little thing, with an abundance of what was currently known as “pep.”
man
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From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
meets
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
new
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
newspapers
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noticed
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
out
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
pages
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From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
pep
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From this reading She was dark and slender, a quick and impatient little thing, with an abundance of what was currently known as “pep.”
pictured
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From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
playing
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
quick
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From this reading She was dark and slender, a quick and impatient little thing, with an abundance of what was currently known as “pep.”
racing
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
saw
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From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
securities
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From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
servants
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From this reading The servants understood the situation, and so did Eunice.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
situation
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From this reading The servants understood the situation, and so did Eunice.
slender
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From this reading She was dark and slender, a quick and impatient little thing, with an abundance of what was currently known as “pep.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The servants understood the situation, and so did Eunice.
sometimes
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
soulful
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From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
tactfully
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
there
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From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was dark and slender, a quick and impatient little thing, with an abundance of what was currently known as “pep.”
Tommy
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From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
understanding
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understood
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From this reading The servants understood the situation, and so did Eunice.
veil
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
WAR
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From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
way
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
week
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From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was dark and slender, a quick and impatient little thing, with an abundance of what was currently known as “pep.”
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
woman
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
wore
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From this reading Tommy you saw at racing meets and boxing events, and generally you noticed that he had with him a new lady, highly and artificially colored; sometimes she wore a veil, and you kept tactfully out of the way, understanding that Tommy was “playing the woman game.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WAR I Eunice Hoyt was the daughter of “Tommy” Hoyt, of Hoyt and Brainerd, whose advertisements of investment securities you saw on the financial pages of the Beach City newspapers.
young
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From this reading Mrs. Tommy you saw pictured among “the distinguished hostesses of the week”; she went in for art, and there would be a soulful young man about the house.
