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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 Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
affair
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From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
also
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From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
Amesbury
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From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything doing in your market to-day?"
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kendrick asked his younger associate.
associate
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From this reading Kendrick asked his younger associate.
attended
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From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
Cecilia
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From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
City
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
congratulated
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
crush
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
doing
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From this reading "Anything doing in your market to-day?"
drinks
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
earlier
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
escaped
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
friend
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
friends
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From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
garden
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From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
giving
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From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
grounds
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From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
iced
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
Kendrick
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
Kensington
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From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
knack
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From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
making
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From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
mansion
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From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
Marchioness
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From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
market
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From this reading "Anything doing in your market to-day?"
Maurice
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
procurable
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
quiet
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
remarkably
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From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
Roger
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
season
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From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
seat
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
shady
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
shared
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
somewhat
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From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
sort
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From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
spacious
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From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
stockbrokers
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
taxicab
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
to-day
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From this reading "Anything doing in your market to-day?"
Two
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
up
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
urban
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From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
usual
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
walk
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From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Marchioness of Amesbury was giving a garden party in the spacious but somewhat urban grounds of her mansion in Kensington.
well
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From this reading Perhaps because it was the first affair of its sort of the season, and perhaps, also, because Cecilia Amesbury had the knack of making friends in every walk of life, it was remarkably well attended.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
west
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
White
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From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Two stockbrokers, Roger Kendrick and his friend Maurice White, who had escaped from the City a little earlier than usual, and had shared a taxicab up west, congratulated themselves upon having found a quiet and shady seat where iced drinks were procurable and the crush was not so great.
younger
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From this reading Kendrick asked his younger associate.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Anything doing in your market to-day?"
