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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 That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
acceptances
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From this reading On the whole, the acceptances, considering the season was in full swing, were a little remarkable.
account
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From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the few refusals came from Prince Shan, and even he made use of compromise:
anxious
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From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
came
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From this reading One of the few refusals came from Prince Shan, and even he made use of compromise:
cases
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From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
compromise
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From this reading One of the few refusals came from Prince Shan, and even he made use of compromise:
considering
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From this reading On the whole, the acceptances, considering the season was in full swing, were a little remarkable.
delivered
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From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
dinner
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From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the few refusals came from Prince Shan, and even he made use of compromise:
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
fashionable
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From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
few
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From this reading One of the few refusals came from Prince Shan, and even he made use of compromise:
friends
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From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One of the few refusals came from Prince Shan, and even he made use of compromise:
full
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From this reading On the whole, the acceptances, considering the season was in full swing, were a little remarkable.
gave
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From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
girl
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From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
going
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From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of the few refusals came from Prince Shan, and even he made use of compromise:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
hotel
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From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
hurried
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From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
Invitations
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From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
knew
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From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the whole, the acceptances, considering the season was in full swing, were a little remarkable.
London
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From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
made
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From this reading One of the few refusals came from Prince Shan, and even he made use of compromise:
Maggie
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From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
Maggie's
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From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
moment
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From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
mouth
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From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
Nigel
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From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
night
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From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
notes
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From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
out
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From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
Prince
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From this reading One of the few refusals came from Prince Shan, and even he made use of compromise:
put
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From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
refusals
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From this reading One of the few refusals came from Prince Shan, and even he made use of compromise:
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the whole, the acceptances, considering the season was in full swing, were a little remarkable.
season
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From this reading On the whole, the acceptances, considering the season was in full swing, were a little remarkable.
sent
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From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
Shanmodal verbUS /ʃæn/
the form of “shall” used in the contraction “shan’t”
From this reading One of the few refusals came from Prince Shan, and even he made use of compromise:
swing
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From this reading On the whole, the acceptances, considering the season was in full swing, were a little remarkable.
telephone
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From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night, Nigel gave a dinner party on Maggie's account at the fashionable London hotel of the moment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
two
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From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
up
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From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
use
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From this reading One of the few refusals came from Prince Shan, and even he made use of compromise:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the whole, the acceptances, considering the season was in full swing, were a little remarkable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Every one was anxious to come, because, as one of her girl friends put it, no one ever knew what Maggie was going to be up to next.
whole
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From this reading On the whole, the acceptances, considering the season was in full swing, were a little remarkable.
word
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From this reading Invitations had been sent out by telephone, by hurried notes, in one or two cases were delivered by word of mouth.
