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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 One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
adoration
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
altogether
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
American
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
amusing
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From this reading Dinner at Detchworth Grange was most amusing that evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
anecdotes
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From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dinner at Detchworth Grange was most amusing that evening.
Barholm
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From this reading Quietly and with a fine casualness he conveyed the whole picture of the new order at Temple Barholm.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
bewilderment
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
bounder
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
breeding
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
casualness
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From this reading Quietly and with a fine casualness he conveyed the whole picture of the new order at Temple Barholm.
chief
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
clothes
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
combined
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
conveyed
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From this reading Quietly and with a fine casualness he conveyed the whole picture of the new order at Temple Barholm.
country
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
dangerouslyadverbUS /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs.li/
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
declined
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From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
Detchworth
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From this reading Dinner at Detchworth Grange was most amusing that evening.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
Dinner
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From this reading Dinner at Detchworth Grange was most amusing that evening.
distinguished
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From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
evening
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From this reading Dinner at Detchworth Grange was most amusing that evening.
exquisite
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
face
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
fact
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quietly and with a fine casualness he conveyed the whole picture of the new order at Temple Barholm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
frequent
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
gossip
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From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
Grange
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From this reading Dinner at Detchworth Grange was most amusing that evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
houses
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
ill-looking
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
jocularity
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
lean
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
light
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
maid
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
making
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
manner
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From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
most
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From this reading Dinner at Detchworth Grange was most amusing that evening.
new
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From this reading Quietly and with a fine casualness he conveyed the whole picture of the new order at Temple Barholm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
old
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quietly and with a fine casualness he conveyed the whole picture of the new order at Temple Barholm.
Palliser's
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
people
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From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
phrase
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
picture
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From this reading Quietly and with a fine casualness he conveyed the whole picture of the new order at Temple Barholm.
presence
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
protecting
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
Quietly
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From this reading Quietly and with a fine casualness he conveyed the whole picture of the new order at Temple Barholm.
range
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From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
reason
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
relation
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From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
say
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
seen
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
side
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From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
slang
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
slight
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
slouch
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
stamp
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
subtly
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From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
Temple
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From this reading Quietly and with a fine casualness he conveyed the whole picture of the new order at Temple Barholm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dinner at Detchworth Grange was most amusing that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
things
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
timid
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
too
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
touches
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
unmistakable
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
unsophisticated-looking
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
venturesome
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
very
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
vulgar
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From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dinner at Detchworth Grange was most amusing that evening.
way
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From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His relation of anecdotes, of people and things, was distinguished by a manner which subtly declined to range itself on the side of vulgar gossip.
whole
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From this reading Quietly and with a fine casualness he conveyed the whole picture of the new order at Temple Barholm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Quietly and with a fine casualness he conveyed the whole picture of the new order at Temple Barholm.
wonderfully
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One of the chief reasons--in fact, it would not be too venturesome to say THE chief reason--for Captain Palliser's frequent presence in very good country houses was that he had a way of making things amusing.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
York
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From this reading He did it with wonderfully light touches, and yet the whole thing was to be seen--the little old maid in her exquisite clothes, her unmistakable stamp of timid good breeding, her protecting adoration combined with bewilderment; the long, lean, not altogether ill-looking New York bounder, with his slight slouch, his dangerously unsophisticated-looking face, and his American jocularity of slang phrase.
