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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 MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
all
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From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
annoyance
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
bad
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
bringing
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
Bull
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
causing
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
chosen
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From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
contempt
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
desolate
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From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
dining-board
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
Disagreeable
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
downwards
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
EACHdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "SHIPS THAT SPEAK EACH OTHER IN PASSING."
England
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From this reading The English table was, so he said, like England herself: the haven of other nation's offscourings.
English
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
few
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From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
filled
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
foreign
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
foreigners
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
guests
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
haven
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From this reading The English table was, so he said, like England herself: the haven of other nation's offscourings.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The English table was, so he said, like England herself: the haven of other nation's offscourings.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The English table was, so he said, like England herself: the haven of other nation's offscourings.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "SHIPS THAT SPEAK EACH OTHER IN PASSING."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
invalids
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
John
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
Kurhaus
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
like
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From this reading The English table was, so he said, like England herself: the haven of other nation's offscourings.
lingerers
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From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
losing
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
made
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
Man
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
manners
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
MANY
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
much
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
nation's
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From this reading The English table was, so he said, like England herself: the haven of other nation's offscourings.
national
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
now
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From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
occupied
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From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
offscourings
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From this reading The English table was, so he said, like England herself: the haven of other nation's offscourings.
OTHER
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From this reading "SHIPS THAT SPEAK EACH OTHER IN PASSING."
own
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
PASSING
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From this reading "SHIPS THAT SPEAK EACH OTHER IN PASSING."
plains
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
quarter
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
refuge
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From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
said
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From this reading The English table was, so he said, like England herself: the haven of other nation's offscourings.
seek
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From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
SHIPS
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From this reading "SHIPS THAT SPEAK EACH OTHER IN PASSING."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
some
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
SPEAK
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From this reading "SHIPS THAT SPEAK EACH OTHER IN PASSING."
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
stragglers
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
table
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From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
tables
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From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "SHIPS THAT SPEAK EACH OTHER IN PASSING."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
true
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
up
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From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
visitors
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
way
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From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
week
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
well
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From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few of the tables looked desolate, and some were not occupied at all, the lingerers having chosen, now that their party was broken up, to seek the refuge of another table.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading So that many stragglers found their way to the English dining-board, each bringing with him his own national bad manners, and causing much annoyance to the Disagreeable Man, who was a true John Bull in his contempt of all foreigners.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MANY of the guests in the foreign quarter had made a start downwards into the plains; and the Kurhaus itself, though still well filled with visitors, was every week losing some of its invalids.
