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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 THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
absolutely
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From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
always
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From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
Amershal
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From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Both had been in the humour for reminiscences, and they had outstayed most of their neighbours.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
Bohemian
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From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both had been in the humour for reminiscences, and they had outstayed most of their neighbours.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
corner
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From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
De
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From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
dear
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From this reading 'With your own husband, my dear?' she kept on repeating."
dined
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From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
dining
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From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
evening
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From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
fashionable
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From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both had been in the humour for reminiscences, and they had outstayed most of their neighbours.
go
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From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
Grost
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From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Both had been in the humour for reminiscences, and they had outstayed most of their neighbours.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
humour
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From this reading Both had been in the humour for reminiscences, and they had outstayed most of their neighbours.
husband
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From this reading 'With your own husband, my dear?' she kept on repeating."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder what people really think of us," Violet remarked pensively.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
kept
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From this reading 'With your own husband, my dear?' she kept on repeating."
Lady
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From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
most
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From this reading Both had been in the humour for reminiscences, and they had outstayed most of their neighbours.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'With your own husband, my dear?' she kept on repeating."
neighbours
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From this reading Both had been in the humour for reminiscences, and they had outstayed most of their neighbours.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both had been in the humour for reminiscences, and they had outstayed most of their neighbours.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'With your own husband, my dear?' she kept on repeating."
once
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From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
outstayed
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From this reading Both had been in the humour for reminiscences, and they had outstayed most of their neighbours.
own
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From this reading 'With your own husband, my dear?' she kept on repeating."
pensively
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From this reading "I wonder what people really think of us," Violet remarked pensively.
people
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From this reading "I wonder what people really think of us," Violet remarked pensively.
really
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From this reading "I wonder what people really think of us," Violet remarked pensively.
refused
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From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
remarked
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From this reading "I wonder what people really think of us," Violet remarked pensively.
reminiscences
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From this reading Both had been in the humour for reminiscences, and they had outstayed most of their neighbours.
repeating
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From this reading 'With your own husband, my dear?' she kept on repeating."
restaurant
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From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
SHOT
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From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
somewhat
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From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
somewhere
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From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
table
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From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both had been in the humour for reminiscences, and they had outstayed most of their neighbours.
there
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From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both had been in the humour for reminiscences, and they had outstayed most of their neighbours.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder what people really think of us," Violet remarked pensively.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
together
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From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wonder what people really think of us," Violet remarked pensively.
Violet
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From this reading "I wonder what people really think of us," Violet remarked pensively.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
week
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From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I wonder what people really think of us," Violet remarked pensively.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I told Lady Amershal, when she asked us to go there this evening, that we always dined together alone somewhere once a week, and she absolutely refused to believe me.
wife
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From this reading THE FIRST SHOT De Grost and his wife were dining together at the corner table in a fashionable but somewhat Bohemian restaurant.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'With your own husband, my dear?' she kept on repeating."
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder what people really think of us," Violet remarked pensively.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'With your own husband, my dear?' she kept on repeating."
