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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 He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
blew
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From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
Bohemia
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From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
cigarette
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From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
cloud
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From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
declared
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From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
drink
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From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
eat
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From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
expedition
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From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
fancy
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From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
feel
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From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
food
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From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
freely
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From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
head
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From this reading The prince shook his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
ignoring
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From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
join
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From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
just
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From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
lay
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From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
lips
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From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
lit
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From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
meaning
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From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
much
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From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
occasionally
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From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
people
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From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
pleasures
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From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
prince
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From this reading The prince shook his head.
refreshing
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From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
rub
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From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
shook
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From this reading The prince shook his head.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
shoulders
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From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
show
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From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
silly
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From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
smoke
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From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
success
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From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
visit
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From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He blew through his lips a little cloud of smoke from the cigarette which he had just lit.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
wine
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From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It is refreshing to rub shoulders with people who feel, and who show freely what they feel; to eat their food, drink their wine, even join in their pleasures."
words
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From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But it is silly of you not to visit Bohemia occasionally," she declared, ignoring the meaning that lay beneath his words.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I do not fancy," he replied, "that I should be much of a success as a fourth in your little expedition."
