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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 They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
air
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From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
arrived
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
attempt
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
aunt
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From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
Crosby
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From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
Crosby's
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
crowded
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From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
difficulty
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From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
doorway
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From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.
embarrassed
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
end
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From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.
excess
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From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
fact
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
faint
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From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’
guests
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
haste
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
heat
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From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.
heavy
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From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.
hostess
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From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
ill
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From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
indeed
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
intense
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From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
late
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
leaving
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
makes
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From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.
many
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From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.
mingled
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From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’
music-room
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From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’
perfume
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From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.
place
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From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
presently
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From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.
rooms
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From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
roses
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From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.
salutation
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From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.
seeing
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From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.
sees
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From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
some
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
somewhat
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
spite
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
staircase
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
together
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From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
up
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
very
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From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.
way
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From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
web
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From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
Wyndham
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From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.
yarnnounUS /jɑrn/
an informal story or conversation
From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’
