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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 gymnasium itself was a source of immense surprise to both Francis and Wilmore.
all
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From this reading The trapezes, bars, and all the usual appointments were of the best possible quality.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gymnasium itself was a source of immense surprise to both Francis and Wilmore.
appointments
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From this reading The trapezes, bars, and all the usual appointments were of the best possible quality.
bars
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From this reading The trapezes, bars, and all the usual appointments were of the best possible quality.
bathrooms
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From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
best
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From this reading The trapezes, bars, and all the usual appointments were of the best possible quality.
block
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From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The gymnasium itself was a source of immense surprise to both Francis and Wilmore.
buildings
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From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
came
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From this reading The manager, a powerful-looking man dressed with the precision of the prosperous city magnate, came out of his office to greet them.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “What can I do for you, gentlemen?” he enquired.
city
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From this reading The manager, a powerful-looking man dressed with the precision of the prosperous city magnate, came out of his office to greet them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What can I do for you, gentlemen?” he enquired.
dressed
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From this reading The manager, a powerful-looking man dressed with the precision of the prosperous city magnate, came out of his office to greet them.
elaborately
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From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
enquired
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entire
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From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What can I do for you, gentlemen?” he enquired.
Francis
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From this reading The gymnasium itself was a source of immense surprise to both Francis and Wilmore.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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greet
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From this reading The manager, a powerful-looking man dressed with the precision of the prosperous city magnate, came out of his office to greet them.
gymnasium
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From this reading The gymnasium itself was a source of immense surprise to both Francis and Wilmore.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The manager, a powerful-looking man dressed with the precision of the prosperous city magnate, came out of his office to greet them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What can I do for you, gentlemen?” he enquired.
immense
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From this reading The gymnasium itself was a source of immense surprise to both Francis and Wilmore.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The gymnasium itself was a source of immense surprise to both Francis and Wilmore.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
magnate
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From this reading The manager, a powerful-looking man dressed with the precision of the prosperous city magnate, came out of his office to greet them.
man
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From this reading The manager, a powerful-looking man dressed with the precision of the prosperous city magnate, came out of his office to greet them.
manager
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From this reading The manager, a powerful-looking man dressed with the precision of the prosperous city magnate, came out of his office to greet them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gymnasium itself was a source of immense surprise to both Francis and Wilmore.
office
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From this reading The manager, a powerful-looking man dressed with the precision of the prosperous city magnate, came out of his office to greet them.
out
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From this reading The manager, a powerful-looking man dressed with the precision of the prosperous city magnate, came out of his office to greet them.
possible
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From this reading The trapezes, bars, and all the usual appointments were of the best possible quality.
powerful-looking
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From this reading The manager, a powerful-looking man dressed with the precision of the prosperous city magnate, came out of his office to greet them.
precision
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From this reading The manager, a powerful-looking man dressed with the precision of the prosperous city magnate, came out of his office to greet them.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading The manager, a powerful-looking man dressed with the precision of the prosperous city magnate, came out of his office to greet them.
quality
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From this reading The trapezes, bars, and all the usual appointments were of the best possible quality.
reading-room
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From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
restaurant
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From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
source
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From this reading The gymnasium itself was a source of immense surprise to both Francis and Wilmore.
storey
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From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
stretched
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From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
surprise
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From this reading The gymnasium itself was a source of immense surprise to both Francis and Wilmore.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gymnasium itself was a source of immense surprise to both Francis and Wilmore.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The manager, a powerful-looking man dressed with the precision of the prosperous city magnate, came out of his office to greet them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gymnasium itself was a source of immense surprise to both Francis and Wilmore.
top
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From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
trapezes
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From this reading The trapezes, bars, and all the usual appointments were of the best possible quality.
usual
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From this reading The trapezes, bars, and all the usual appointments were of the best possible quality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gymnasium itself was a source of immense surprise to both Francis and Wilmore.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trapezes, bars, and all the usual appointments were of the best possible quality.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What can I do for you, gentlemen?” he enquired.
Wilmore
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From this reading The gymnasium itself was a source of immense surprise to both Francis and Wilmore.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It stretched along the entire top storey of a long block of buildings, and was elaborately fitted with bathrooms, a restaurant and a reading-room.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What can I do for you, gentlemen?” he enquired.
