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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 ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
all
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From this reading For they were all men who sat there, men with earnest faces and thoughtful eyes.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For they were all men who sat there, men with earnest faces and thoughtful eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
bowl
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From this reading They were smoking pipes, and a great bowl of tobacco was on the table.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
college
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From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
company
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
days
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From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
devote
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From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
dined
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
dress
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From this reading The graces of evening dress and society talk they knew nothing of.
earnest
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From this reading For they were all men who sat there, men with earnest faces and thoughtful eyes.
evening
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From this reading The graces of evening dress and society talk they knew nothing of.
eyes
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From this reading For they were all men who sat there, men with earnest faces and thoughtful eyes.
faces
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From this reading For they were all men who sat there, men with earnest faces and thoughtful eyes.
fellow-creatures
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From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For they were all men who sat there, men with earnest faces and thoughtful eyes.
friends
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From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
graces
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From this reading The graces of evening dress and society talk they knew nothing of.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were smoking pipes, and a great bowl of tobacco was on the table.
greater
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From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
knew
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From this reading The graces of evening dress and society talk they knew nothing of.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
live
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From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
Macheson
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
Macheson's
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From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
men
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From this reading For they were all men who sat there, men with earnest faces and thoughtful eyes.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
night
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The graces of evening dress and society talk they knew nothing of.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The graces of evening dress and society talk they knew nothing of.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were smoking pipes, and a great bowl of tobacco was on the table.
ONLY
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
pipes
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From this reading They were smoking pipes, and a great bowl of tobacco was on the table.
round
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
sat
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From this reading For they were all men who sat there, men with earnest faces and thoughtful eyes.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were smoking pipes, and a great bowl of tobacco was on the table.
society
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From this reading The graces of evening dress and society talk they knew nothing of.
sworn
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From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
table
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
talk
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From this reading The graces of evening dress and society talk they knew nothing of.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
there
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From this reading For they were all men who sat there, men with earnest faces and thoughtful eyes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For they were all men who sat there, men with earnest faces and thoughtful eyes.
thoughtful
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From this reading For they were all men who sat there, men with earnest faces and thoughtful eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were smoking pipes, and a great bowl of tobacco was on the table.
too
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
WAY
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For they were all men who sat there, men with earnest faces and thoughtful eyes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For they were all men who sat there, men with earnest faces and thoughtful eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ONLY WAY It was a round table, too, at which Macheson dined that night, but with a different company.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were the friends of Macheson's college days, the men who had sworn amongst themselves that, however they might live, they would devote the greater part of their life to their fellow-creatures.
