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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 Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
acted
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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
bed
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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.
cab
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From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.
cabmen
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From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
chambermaid
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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
coffee
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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
conformed
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From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.
custom
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From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.
Euphemia
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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
Euphemia's
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From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
evident
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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
experience
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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
feeding
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From this reading "It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.
flames
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From this reading "It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
giving
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From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
gray-haired
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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.
hinted
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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
indignation
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From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
intemperance
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From this reading "It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
kind
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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
looking
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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
much
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From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
novel
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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
occasion
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From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
old
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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
others
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From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
pourboire
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From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
practice
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From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
reprehensible
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From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.
said
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From this reading "It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.
simply
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From this reading "It is simply feeding the flames of intemperance," she said.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing, however, excited Euphemia's indignation so much as the practice of giving a _pourboire_ to cabmen and others.
some
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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
supposed
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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.
taking
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From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
wanted
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From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was quite evident that Euphemia had been looking forward for some time to the novel experience of taking her coffee in bed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she had occasion to take a cab by herself, she never conformed to this reprehensible custom.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But the gray-haired old gentleman who acted as our chambermaid never hinted that he supposed we wanted anything of the kind.
