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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 Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They occupied a round table just inside the door of the restaurant, and they sat there till long after the lights were lowered.
all
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From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Selingman's supper party was in some respects both distinctive and unusual.
any
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
arrived
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
assemblage
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From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
Bohemian
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Selingman's supper party was in some respects both distinctive and unusual.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
comedy
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
conversation
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From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
description
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From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
distinctive
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From this reading Selingman's supper party was in some respects both distinctive and unusual.
door
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From this reading They occupied a round table just inside the door of the restaurant, and they sat there till long after the lights were lowered.
Edward
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
eight
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
escorts
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
faces
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
frivolous
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From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
general
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From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
grew
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From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
grow
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From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
hour
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From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Selingman's supper party was in some respects both distinctive and unusual.
inside
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From this reading They occupied a round table just inside the door of the restaurant, and they sat there till long after the lights were lowered.
joyous
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From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
just
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From this reading They occupied a round table just inside the door of the restaurant, and they sat there till long after the lights were lowered.
knew
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
ladies
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
larger
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From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
later
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From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
Lenemaur
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
lights
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From this reading They occupied a round table just inside the door of the restaurant, and they sat there till long after the lights were lowered.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They occupied a round table just inside the door of the restaurant, and they sat there till long after the lights were lowered.
looking
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From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
lowered
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From this reading They occupied a round table just inside the door of the restaurant, and they sat there till long after the lights were lowered.
men
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
misdemeanours
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
more
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From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
most
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
motley
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From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
musical
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
nine
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
Norgate
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From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
occupied
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From this reading They occupied a round table just inside the door of the restaurant, and they sat there till long after the lights were lowered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
other
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
pale
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Selingman's supper party was in some respects both distinctive and unusual.
peer
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
people
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From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
placed
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
Prince
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
redder
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From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
respects
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From this reading Selingman's supper party was in some respects both distinctive and unusual.
restaurant
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From this reading They occupied a round table just inside the door of the restaurant, and they sat there till long after the lights were lowered.
round
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From this reading They occupied a round table just inside the door of the restaurant, and they sat there till long after the lights were lowered.
sat
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From this reading They occupied a round table just inside the door of the restaurant, and they sat there till long after the lights were lowered.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
Selingman
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From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
Selingman's
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From this reading Selingman's supper party was in some respects both distinctive and unusual.
several
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
slightly
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
society
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
soldiers
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
some
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From this reading Selingman's supper party was in some respects both distinctive and unusual.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
supper
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From this reading Selingman's supper party was in some respects both distinctive and unusual.
table
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From this reading They occupied a round table just inside the door of the restaurant, and they sat there till long after the lights were lowered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
There
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They occupied a round table just inside the door of the restaurant, and they sat there till long after the lights were lowered.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Norgate, looking around him, thought that he had never in his life been among such a motley assemblage of people.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They occupied a round table just inside the door of the restaurant, and they sat there till long after the lights were lowered.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The conversation all the time was of the most general and frivolous description, and Selingman, as the hour grew later, seemed to grow larger and redder and more joyous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
two
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
unfamiliar
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
unusual
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From this reading Selingman's supper party was in some respects both distinctive and unusual.
various
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Selingman's supper party was in some respects both distinctive and unusual.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
young
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
youthful
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From this reading There were eight or nine musical comedy young ladies; a couple of young soldiers, one of whom he knew slightly, who had arrived as escorts to two of the young ladies; Prince Edward of Lenemaur; a youthful peer, who by various misdemeanours had placed himself outside the pale of any save the most Bohemian society, and several other men whose faces were unfamiliar.
