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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 great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
activity
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From this reading The great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Taxi-cabs and motor-cars were lined along the street; a stream of callers came and went.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Taxi-cabs and motor-cars were lined along the street; a stream of callers came and went.
astute
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From this reading One visitor even this most astute of secretaries found it hard to place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
awoke
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From this reading The great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
caller
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
callers
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From this reading Taxi-cabs and motor-cars were lined along the street; a stream of callers came and went.
came
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From this reading Taxi-cabs and motor-cars were lined along the street; a stream of callers came and went.
casual
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
conducted
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
correspondence
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
Curzon
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From this reading The great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
dozen
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
entrée
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From this reading In his reception room, Prince Shan saw a selected few of the callers, mostly journalists and politicians, to whom Li Wen gave the entrée.
establishment
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One visitor even this most astute of secretaries found it hard to place.
few
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From this reading In his reception room, Prince Shan saw a selected few of the callers, mostly journalists and politicians, to whom Li Wen gave the entrée.
following
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From this reading The great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One visitor even this most astute of secretaries found it hard to place.
full
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
gave
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From this reading In his reception room, Prince Shan saw a selected few of the callers, mostly journalists and politicians, to whom Li Wen gave the entrée.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
hard
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From this reading One visitor even this most astute of secretaries found it hard to place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his reception room, Prince Shan saw a selected few of the callers, mostly journalists and politicians, to whom Li Wen gave the entrée.
house
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From this reading The great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
immense
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
intense
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From this reading The great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One visitor even this most astute of secretaries found it hard to place.
journalists
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From this reading In his reception room, Prince Shan saw a selected few of the callers, mostly journalists and politicians, to whom Li Wen gave the entrée.
Li
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
lined
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From this reading Taxi-cabs and motor-cars were lined along the street; a stream of callers came and went.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
most
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From this reading One visitor even this most astute of secretaries found it hard to place.
mostly
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From this reading In his reception room, Prince Shan saw a selected few of the callers, mostly journalists and politicians, to whom Li Wen gave the entrée.
motor-cars
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From this reading Taxi-cabs and motor-cars were lined along the street; a stream of callers came and went.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One visitor even this most astute of secretaries found it hard to place.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
overtime
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
place
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From this reading One visitor even this most astute of secretaries found it hard to place.
politicians
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From this reading In his reception room, Prince Shan saw a selected few of the callers, mostly journalists and politicians, to whom Li Wen gave the entrée.
presided
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
pressure
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
Prince
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From this reading In his reception room, Prince Shan saw a selected few of the callers, mostly journalists and politicians, to whom Li Wen gave the entrée.
reception
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From this reading In his reception room, Prince Shan saw a selected few of the callers, mostly journalists and politicians, to whom Li Wen gave the entrée.
room
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From this reading In his reception room, Prince Shan saw a selected few of the callers, mostly journalists and politicians, to whom Li Wen gave the entrée.
rooms
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
saw
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From this reading In his reception room, Prince Shan saw a selected few of the callers, mostly journalists and politicians, to whom Li Wen gave the entrée.
secretaries
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
seen
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
selected
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From this reading In his reception room, Prince Shan saw a selected few of the callers, mostly journalists and politicians, to whom Li Wen gave the entrée.
Shanmodal verbUS /ʃæn/
the form of “shall” used in the contraction “shan’t”
From this reading In his reception room, Prince Shan saw a selected few of the callers, mostly journalists and politicians, to whom Li Wen gave the entrée.
state
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From this reading The great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
stream
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From this reading Taxi-cabs and motor-cars were lined along the street; a stream of callers came and went.
Street
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From this reading The great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
Taxi-cabs
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From this reading Taxi-cabs and motor-cars were lined along the street; a stream of callers came and went.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One visitor even this most astute of secretaries found it hard to place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great house in Curzon Street awoke, the following morning, to a state of intense activity.
visitor
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From this reading One visitor even this most astute of secretaries found it hard to place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
Wen
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Taxi-cabs and motor-cars were lined along the street; a stream of callers came and went.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Taxi-cabs and motor-cars were lined along the street; a stream of callers came and went.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In his reception room, Prince Shan saw a selected few of the callers, mostly journalists and politicians, to whom Li Wen gave the entrée.
working
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From this reading That part of the establishment of which little was seen by the casual caller, the rooms where half a dozen secretaries conducted an immense correspondence, presided over by Li Wen, was working overtime at full pressure.
