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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 In which a Conversation arises which is likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
arises
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From this reading In which a Conversation arises which is likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear.
arrived
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
awaited
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
beef
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
bit
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
boiled
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
breakfast
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
celebrated
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
cheese
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
Cheshire
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
Club
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
composed
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
Conversation
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From this reading In which a Conversation arises which is likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear.
copy
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
cost
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From this reading In which a Conversation arises which is likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear.
cups
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
cut
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
dear
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From this reading In which a Conversation arises which is likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear.
delicious
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
denoted
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
dexteritynounUS /dɛkˈstɛrəti/
skill in using the hands or body in a specific situation in this story
From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
dining-room
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
dinner-time
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From this reading The perusal of this journal occupied him till a quarter to four, and then _The Standard_ sufficed till dinner-time.
down
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
drawing-room
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
eleven
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
exactly
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
excellent
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
fish
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
five
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
Fogg
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From this reading In which a Conversation arises which is likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear.
folded
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
forty-seven
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
four
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From this reading The perusal of this journal occupied him till a quarter to four, and then _The Standard_ sufficed till dinner-time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
gooseberry
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
half-past
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
hand
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
handed
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
home
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
hundred
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
immediately
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which a Conversation arises which is likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In which a Conversation arises which is likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear.
journal
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From this reading The perusal of this journal occupied him till a quarter to four, and then _The Standard_ sufficed till dinner-time.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
likely
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From this reading In which a Conversation arises which is likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
Mall
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
meal
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
minutes
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
mushrooms
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
occupied
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From this reading The perusal of this journal occupied him till a quarter to four, and then _The Standard_ sufficed till dinner-time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
Pall
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
perusal
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From this reading The perusal of this journal occupied him till a quarter to four, and then _The Standard_ sufficed till dinner-time.
Phileas
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From this reading In which a Conversation arises which is likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear.
place
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
placed
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
practised
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
quarter
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From this reading The perusal of this journal occupied him till a quarter to four, and then _The Standard_ sufficed till dinner-time.
Reform
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
rhubarb
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
roast
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
rose
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
servant
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
seventy-five
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
seventy-six
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
several
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
side-dish
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
slice
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
some
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
Standard
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From this reading The perusal of this journal occupied him till a quarter to four, and then _The Standard_ sufficed till dinner-time.
sufficed
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From this reading The perusal of this journal occupied him till a quarter to four, and then _The Standard_ sufficed till dinner-time.
table
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
tart
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
tea
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
then
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From this reading The perusal of this journal occupied him till a quarter to four, and then _The Standard_ sufficed till dinner-time.
there
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The perusal of this journal occupied him till a quarter to four, and then _The Standard_ sufficed till dinner-time.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The perusal of this journal occupied him till a quarter to four, and then _The Standard_ sufficed till dinner-time.
times
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In which a Conversation arises which is likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
twelve
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
uncut
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From this reading At forty-seven minutes after twelve he rose from table and went into the drawing-room; there the servant handed him an uncut copy of _The Times_, which Phileas Fogg folded and cut with a dexterity which denoted a practised hand.
underdone
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
up
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
usual
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From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
washed
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Phileas Fogg left home at half-past eleven, and having placed his right foot before his left exactly five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, he arrived at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, and immediately went up to the dining-room and took his place at his usual table, where his breakfast awaited him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which a Conversation arises which is likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear.
whole
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From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The meal was composed of one "side-dish," a delicious little bit of boiled fish, a slice of underdone roast beef with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and some Cheshire cheese; the whole washed down with several cups of excellent tea, for which the Reform Club is celebrated.
