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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 They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
afternoon's
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From this reading "If we return by this afternoon's steamer," he remarked, "we shall have Bernadine for a fellow-passenger.
ALIEN
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From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
American
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From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
Avenue
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From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
barber's
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From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
Baron
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bath
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From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
beautiful
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From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
Bernadine
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From this reading "If we return by this afternoon's steamer," he remarked, "we shall have Bernadine for a fellow-passenger.
blue
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From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "If we return by this afternoon's steamer," he remarked, "we shall have Bernadine for a fellow-passenger.
cocktail
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From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
de
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From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
declared
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From this reading "I see no reason," Sogrange declared, "why we should not take a week's holiday."
down
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enjoyed
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From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
faces
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fellow-passenger
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From this reading "If we return by this afternoon's steamer," he remarked, "we shall have Bernadine for a fellow-passenger.
few
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Fifth
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If we return by this afternoon's steamer," he remarked, "we shall have Bernadine for a fellow-passenger.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
gazed
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From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
genuine
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From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
glancing
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From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
Grost
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From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If we return by this afternoon's steamer," he remarked, "we shall have Bernadine for a fellow-passenger.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If we return by this afternoon's steamer," he remarked, "we shall have Bernadine for a fellow-passenger.
holiday
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From this reading "I see no reason," Sogrange declared, "why we should not take a week's holiday."
hotel
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From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
hours
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From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see no reason," Sogrange declared, "why we should not take a week's holiday."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If we return by this afternoon's steamer," he remarked, "we shall have Bernadine for a fellow-passenger.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
landed
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From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
liked
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From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
luxury
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From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
New
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From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I see no reason," Sogrange declared, "why we should not take a week's holiday."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I see no reason," Sogrange declared, "why we should not take a week's holiday."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
out
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From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
Peter
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From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
reason
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From this reading "I see no reason," Sogrange declared, "why we should not take a week's holiday."
remarked
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From this reading "If we return by this afternoon's steamer," he remarked, "we shall have Bernadine for a fellow-passenger.
return
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From this reading "If we return by this afternoon's steamer," he remarked, "we shall have Bernadine for a fellow-passenger.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
see
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From this reading "I see no reason," Sogrange declared, "why we should not take a week's holiday."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If we return by this afternoon's steamer," he remarked, "we shall have Bernadine for a fellow-passenger.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I see no reason," Sogrange declared, "why we should not take a week's holiday."
sky
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From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
SOCIETY
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From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
Sogrange
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From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
steamer
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From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
streaming
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From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I see no reason," Sogrange declared, "why we should not take a week's holiday."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If we return by this afternoon's steamer," he remarked, "we shall have Bernadine for a fellow-passenger.
threshold
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From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
up
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From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
visit
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From this reading They had landed from the steamer a few hours before, had already enjoyed the luxury of a bath, a visit to an American barber's, and a genuine cocktail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I see no reason," Sogrange declared, "why we should not take a week's holiday."
week's
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From this reading "I see no reason," Sogrange declared, "why we should not take a week's holiday."
well-dressed
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From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
wholly
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From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
why
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From this reading "I see no reason," Sogrange declared, "why we should not take a week's holiday."
women
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From this reading Peter, glancing up into the blue sky and down into the faces of the well-dressed and beautiful women who were streaming up Fifth Avenue, was wholly of the same mind.
York
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From this reading AN ALIEN SOCIETY Sogrange and Peter, Baron de Grost, standing upon the threshold of their hotel, gazed out upon New York and liked the look of it.
