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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 Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, neither of the two men had the appearance of being entirely satisfied with life.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Nevertheless, neither of the two men had the appearance of being entirely satisfied with life.
bottle
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From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
bottles
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From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
Carlo
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From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
commanded
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From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
d'hôtel
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From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
declared
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From this reading "They are simply scandalous," Rees declared gloomily.
dined
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From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
eh
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From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, neither of the two men had the appearance of being entirely satisfied with life.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
figures
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From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
filled
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From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
Giro's
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From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
glass
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From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
gloomily
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From this reading "They are simply scandalous," Rees declared gloomily.
gold-foiled
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From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, neither of the two men had the appearance of being entirely satisfied with life.
long-necked
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From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
maître
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From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
men
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From this reading Nevertheless, neither of the two men had the appearance of being entirely satisfied with life.
menu
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From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
Monte
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From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Nevertheless, neither of the two men had the appearance of being entirely satisfied with life.
nephew
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From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, neither of the two men had the appearance of being entirely satisfied with life.
night
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From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
Official
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From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
Peter
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From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
Phipps
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From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
province
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From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
Receiver
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From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
Rees
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From this reading "They are simply scandalous," Rees declared gloomily.
remarked
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From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
respect
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From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
restaurant
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From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
satisfied
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From this reading Nevertheless, neither of the two men had the appearance of being entirely satisfied with life.
scandalous
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From this reading "They are simply scandalous," Rees declared gloomily.
scarcely
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From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
simply
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From this reading "They are simply scandalous," Rees declared gloomily.
Stanley
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From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
supply
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From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
table
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From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
There
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From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are simply scandalous," Rees declared gloomily.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
together
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From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
two
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From this reading Nevertheless, neither of the two men had the appearance of being entirely satisfied with life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
wants
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From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
well-chosen
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From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading There were long-necked and gold-foiled bottles upon the table and a menu which had commanded the respect of the _maître d'hôtel_ whose province it was to supply their wants.
wine
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From this reading "Those figures from the Official Receiver," Phipps remarked, as he filled his glass with wine and passed the bottle across the table, "are scarcely what we had a right to expect, eh, Stanley?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nevertheless, neither of the two men had the appearance of being entirely satisfied with life.
year
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From this reading Peter Phipps and his nephew dined together on the last night of the year at a well-chosen table at Giro's restaurant in Monte Carlo.
