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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 There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
arrested
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
bar
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
Bidlake
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
Bobby
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
buzzed
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From this reading Conversation, in consequence, buzzed louder than ever.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
certainly
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
consequence
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From this reading Conversation, in consequence, buzzed louder than ever.
considered
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From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
Conversation
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From this reading Conversation, in consequence, buzzed louder than ever.
delicacy
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From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
died
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
dinner
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From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
dinners
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From this reading Yet the same number of dinners were ordered and eaten, the same quantity of wine drunk.
drunk
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From this reading Yet the same number of dinners were ordered and eaten, the same quantity of wine drunk.
eaten
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From this reading Yet the same number of dinners were ordered and eaten, the same quantity of wine drunk.
effect
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From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conversation, in consequence, buzzed louder than ever.
externals
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From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
Fairfax
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
greatest
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From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
gymnastics
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From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
happen
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From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
lives
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From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
louder
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From this reading Conversation, in consequence, buzzed louder than ever.
management
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From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
marvellous
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From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
murder
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
musical
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From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
night
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
number
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From this reading Yet the same number of dinners were ordered and eaten, the same quantity of wine drunk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
orchestra
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From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
ordered
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From this reading Yet the same number of dinners were ordered and eaten, the same quantity of wine drunk.
other
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From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
own
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From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
people
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From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
poison
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
police
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
provided
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From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
quantity
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From this reading Yet the same number of dinners were ordered and eaten, the same quantity of wine drunk.
restraining
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From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the same number of dinners were ordered and eaten, the same quantity of wine drunk.
service
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From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
shown
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From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
singularly
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From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
Soto's
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
soul
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
station
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
taken
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Conversation, in consequence, buzzed louder than ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
There
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
tragedies
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From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
usual
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From this reading The management considered that they had shown marvellous delicacy of feeling by restraining the orchestra from their usual musical gymnastics until after the service of dinner.
Victor
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
way
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From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet the same number of dinners were ordered and eaten, the same quantity of wine drunk.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was certainly not a soul in Soto's that night who did not know that Bobby Fairfax had been arrested in the bar below for the murder of Victor Bidlake, had taken poison and died on the way to the police station.
wine
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From this reading Yet the same number of dinners were ordered and eaten, the same quantity of wine drunk.
world
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From this reading The greatest tragedies in the world, provided they happen to other people, have singularly little effect upon the externals of our own lives.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the same number of dinners were ordered and eaten, the same quantity of wine drunk.
