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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 A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
American
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading And you may wonder at first to hear such a moderate amount of roaring; Lions of the present day are not given to grandiloquence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And you may wonder at first to hear such a moderate amount of roaring; Lions of the present day are not given to grandiloquence.
Atlantic
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If the truth must be told, the talk sounds somewhat professional, not unlike the regimental talk of soldier officers, and the ladies pertaining to the same.
bolder
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
brilliant
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
by-and-by
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
collection
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From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
company
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
compeers
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
corner
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
day
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From this reading And you may wonder at first to hear such a moderate amount of roaring; Lions of the present day are not given to grandiloquence.
devotion
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
distinguished
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
down
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
drawing-room
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From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
drawn
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From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
Editor
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From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
enough
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
feet
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
few
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And you may wonder at first to hear such a moderate amount of roaring; Lions of the present day are not given to grandiloquence.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
given
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From this reading And you may wonder at first to hear such a moderate amount of roaring; Lions of the present day are not given to grandiloquence.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
grandiloquence
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From this reading And you may wonder at first to hear such a moderate amount of roaring; Lions of the present day are not given to grandiloquence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And you may wonder at first to hear such a moderate amount of roaring; Lions of the present day are not given to grandiloquence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
homage
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
honour
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From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
individual
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
just
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
known
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
ladies
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
Lions
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From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
literary
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
Lithgow's
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From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
lying
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
makes
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And you may wonder at first to hear such a moderate amount of roaring; Lions of the present day are not given to grandiloquence.
means
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
moderate
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From this reading And you may wonder at first to hear such a moderate amount of roaring; Lions of the present day are not given to grandiloquence.
modest
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
Mr
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From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If the truth must be told, the talk sounds somewhat professional, not unlike the regimental talk of soldier officers, and the ladies pertaining to the same.
names
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
newspapers
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And you may wonder at first to hear such a moderate amount of roaring; Lions of the present day are not given to grandiloquence.
note
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
officers
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From this reading If the truth must be told, the talk sounds somewhat professional, not unlike the regimental talk of soldier officers, and the ladies pertaining to the same.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
only
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
people
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
pertaining
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From this reading If the truth must be told, the talk sounds somewhat professional, not unlike the regimental talk of soldier officers, and the ladies pertaining to the same.
picturesque
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
poses
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
prepared
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
present
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
pretty
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From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
professional
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From this reading If the truth must be told, the talk sounds somewhat professional, not unlike the regimental talk of soldier officers, and the ladies pertaining to the same.
regimental
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From this reading If the truth must be told, the talk sounds somewhat professional, not unlike the regimental talk of soldier officers, and the ladies pertaining to the same.
respectable
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
roaring
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From this reading And you may wonder at first to hear such a moderate amount of roaring; Lions of the present day are not given to grandiloquence.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the truth must be told, the talk sounds somewhat professional, not unlike the regimental talk of soldier officers, and the ladies pertaining to the same.
say
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
scared
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
see
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From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
side
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
sisters
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
soldier
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From this reading If the truth must be told, the talk sounds somewhat professional, not unlike the regimental talk of soldier officers, and the ladies pertaining to the same.
somebodies
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
somewhat
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From this reading If the truth must be told, the talk sounds somewhat professional, not unlike the regimental talk of soldier officers, and the ladies pertaining to the same.
sounds
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From this reading If the truth must be told, the talk sounds somewhat professional, not unlike the regimental talk of soldier officers, and the ladies pertaining to the same.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And you may wonder at first to hear such a moderate amount of roaring; Lions of the present day are not given to grandiloquence.
tableau
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
talk
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From this reading If the truth must be told, the talk sounds somewhat professional, not unlike the regimental talk of soldier officers, and the ladies pertaining to the same.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
there
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
together
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From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the truth must be told, the talk sounds somewhat professional, not unlike the regimental talk of soldier officers, and the ladies pertaining to the same.
True
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
truth
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From this reading If the truth must be told, the talk sounds somewhat professional, not unlike the regimental talk of soldier officers, and the ladies pertaining to the same.
two
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
unlike
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From this reading If the truth must be told, the talk sounds somewhat professional, not unlike the regimental talk of soldier officers, and the ladies pertaining to the same.
very
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
wedding-day
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From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
wild
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
wish
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From this reading For a very pretty collection of Lions, as one could wish to see, is drawn together into Mr Editor Lithgow’s drawing-room, to do honour to his wedding-day.
wives
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From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
wonder
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From this reading And you may wonder at first to hear such a moderate amount of roaring; Lions of the present day are not given to grandiloquence.
work
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From this reading True, that a picturesque American, bolder than her compeers on this side the Atlantic, _poses_ in one corner, and by-and-by makes a tableau, lying down in wild devotion at the feet of two respectable and somewhat scared good people--literary ladies of a modest standing, who have done just work enough to make their names known, but are by no means prepared for such homage as this.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A brilliant company--the very newspapers would say so if they had note of it; distinguished people--except here and there a few who are only wives or sisters of somebody; the ladies and gentlemen present, individual by individual, are somebodies themselves.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you may wonder at first to hear such a moderate amount of roaring; Lions of the present day are not given to grandiloquence.
