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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 _Richard II._ A limp, drab-coloured group was assembled in the drawing-room at Portland Place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
arrival
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
Asia
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
assembled
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From this reading _Richard II._ A limp, drab-coloured group was assembled in the drawing-room at Portland Place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Richard II._ A limp, drab-coloured group was assembled in the drawing-room at Portland Place.
awaited
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
bed
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
Bertie
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
came
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
Cohens
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
confided
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
descend
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
desire
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
dining-room
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
drab-coloured
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From this reading _Richard II._ A limp, drab-coloured group was assembled in the drawing-room at Portland Place.
drawing-room
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From this reading _Richard II._ A limp, drab-coloured group was assembled in the drawing-room at Portland Place.
eleventh
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
Ernest
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
Esther
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
excepted
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
exception
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
exhausted
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
experiences
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
fall
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From this reading My lord, will’t please you to fall to?
fast
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
friend
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
gone
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
group
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From this reading _Richard II._ A limp, drab-coloured group was assembled in the drawing-room at Portland Place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
half-past
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
home
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
hour
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
hours
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
II
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From this reading _Richard II._ A limp, drab-coloured group was assembled in the drawing-room at Portland Place.
impressed
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Richard II._ A limp, drab-coloured group was assembled in the drawing-room at Portland Place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
Jack
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
John's
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
Judith
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
Kohnthal
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
Lee-Harrison
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
Leunigers
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
limp
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From this reading _Richard II._ A limp, drab-coloured group was assembled in the drawing-room at Portland Place.
lord
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From this reading My lord, will’t please you to fall to?
meal
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
Minor
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
Montague
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
mother
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
Mr
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
Mrs
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
much-needed
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My lord, will’t please you to fall to?
nearly
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
only
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
ordeal
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
pale
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
Place
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From this reading _Richard II._ A limp, drab-coloured group was assembled in the drawing-room at Portland Place.
please
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From this reading My lord, will’t please you to fall to?
Portland
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From this reading _Richard II._ A limp, drab-coloured group was assembled in the drawing-room at Portland Place.
prepared
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
prompted
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
Quixano
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
religion
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
Reuben
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
Richard
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From this reading _Richard II._ A limp, drab-coloured group was assembled in the drawing-room at Portland Place.
Sachses
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
Samuel
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
saw
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
service
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
seven
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
severest
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
sisters
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
society
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
son
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
St
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
synagogue
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Richard II._ A limp, drab-coloured group was assembled in the drawing-room at Portland Place.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
there
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My lord, will’t please you to fall to?
twenty-four
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
two
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
undergone
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From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
wanted
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Richard II._ A limp, drab-coloured group was assembled in the drawing-room at Portland Place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
whole
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
will't
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From this reading My lord, will’t please you to fall to?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
Wood
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From this reading It was nearly half-past seven, and it only wanted the arrival of the Samuel Sachses--who came from the St. John’s Wood synagogue--for the whole party to descend into the dining-room, where the much-needed meal awaited them.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Bertie Lee-Harrison, who had come in with Reuben, pale, exhausted, but prepared to be impressed by every thing and every one he saw, confided to his friend that the twenty-four hours’ fast had been the severest ordeal he had as yet undergone in the service of religion--his experiences in Asia Minor not excepted.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My lord, will’t please you to fall to?
young
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From this reading The Leunigers were there, of course, with the exception of Ernest and his mother, who had gone home; the Sachses; the Montague Cohens; Mrs. Kohnthal and Esther, who had left her bed at the eleventh hour prompted by a desire for society; Judith; Mr. and Mrs. Quixano, their son Jack, and two young sisters.
