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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 walls were covered with a loan collection of oil-paintings, water-colour drawings, and etchings--English and French, but chiefly English.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
attraction
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The walls were covered with a loan collection of oil-paintings, water-colour drawings, and etchings--English and French, but chiefly English.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A very large proportion of the pictures were portraits of women done by a select group of very expensive painters in the highest vogue.
chiefly
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From this reading The walls were covered with a loan collection of oil-paintings, water-colour drawings, and etchings--English and French, but chiefly English.
collection
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From this reading The walls were covered with a loan collection of oil-paintings, water-colour drawings, and etchings--English and French, but chiefly English.
covered
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From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
crowd
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
curiosity
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A very large proportion of the pictures were portraits of women done by a select group of very expensive painters in the highest vogue.
drawings
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From this reading The walls were covered with a loan collection of oil-paintings, water-colour drawings, and etchings--English and French, but chiefly English.
effectiveness
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
elegant
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
English
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From this reading The walls were covered with a loan collection of oil-paintings, water-colour drawings, and etchings--English and French, but chiefly English.
etchings
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From this reading The walls were covered with a loan collection of oil-paintings, water-colour drawings, and etchings--English and French, but chiefly English.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The portraits for the most part had every quality save that of sincerity.
expensive
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From this reading A very large proportion of the pictures were portraits of women done by a select group of very expensive painters in the highest vogue.
expensively-dressed
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From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
failed
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
floors
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From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
frame
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
French
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From this reading The walls were covered with a loan collection of oil-paintings, water-colour drawings, and etchings--English and French, but chiefly English.
Galleries
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From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
GETTING
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From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
group
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From this reading A very large proportion of the pictures were portraits of women done by a select group of very expensive painters in the highest vogue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The portraits for the most part had every quality save that of sincerity.
hide
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
highest
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From this reading A very large proportion of the pictures were portraits of women done by a select group of very expensive painters in the highest vogue.
hundreds
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From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A very large proportion of the pictures were portraits of women done by a select group of very expensive painters in the highest vogue.
included
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
indifference
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
large
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From this reading A very large proportion of the pictures were portraits of women done by a select group of very expensive painters in the highest vogue.
latter
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
loan
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From this reading The walls were covered with a loan collection of oil-paintings, water-colour drawings, and etchings--English and French, but chiefly English.
main
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
many
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
mask
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
men
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From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
most
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From this reading The portraits for the most part had every quality save that of sincerity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
oil-paintings
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From this reading The walls were covered with a loan collection of oil-paintings, water-colour drawings, and etchings--English and French, but chiefly English.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
own
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
painters
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From this reading A very large proportion of the pictures were portraits of women done by a select group of very expensive painters in the highest vogue.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The portraits for the most part had every quality save that of sincerity.
pictures
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From this reading A very large proportion of the pictures were portraits of women done by a select group of very expensive painters in the highest vogue.
portraits
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From this reading A very large proportion of the pictures were portraits of women done by a select group of very expensive painters in the highest vogue.
proportion
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From this reading A very large proportion of the pictures were portraits of women done by a select group of very expensive painters in the highest vogue.
quality
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From this reading The portraits for the most part had every quality save that of sincerity.
Reynolds
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From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The portraits for the most part had every quality save that of sincerity.
scores
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From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
select
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From this reading A very large proportion of the pictures were portraits of women done by a select group of very expensive painters in the highest vogue.
sincerity
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From this reading The portraits for the most part had every quality save that of sincerity.
sitters
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
some
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From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The portraits for the most part had every quality save that of sincerity.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
unconvincing
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From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
very
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From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
vogue
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From this reading A very large proportion of the pictures were portraits of women done by a select group of very expensive painters in the highest vogue.
walls
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From this reading The walls were covered with a loan collection of oil-paintings, water-colour drawings, and etchings--English and French, but chiefly English.
WAR
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From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
water-colour
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From this reading The walls were covered with a loan collection of oil-paintings, water-colour drawings, and etchings--English and French, but chiefly English.
well-dressed
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From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These portraits were the main attraction of the elegant crowd, which included many of the sitters; as for the latter, they failed to hide under an unconvincing mask of indifference their curiosity as to their own effectiveness in a frame.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
women
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From this reading GETTING ON WITH THE WAR The floors of the Reynolds Galleries were covered with some hundreds of very well-dressed and very expensively-dressed women and some scores of men.
