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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
all
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
almost
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
attempt
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
Ben
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
buhl
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
came
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
change
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From this reading It would be difficult to describe the change which thus fell upon him.
chattering
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
Christie
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
circulated
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
curious
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
dancing
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
describe
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From this reading It would be difficult to describe the change which thus fell upon him.
difficult
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From this reading It would be difficult to describe the change which thus fell upon him.
dining
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
dropped
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
events
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
faces
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
fashion
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
fell
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From this reading It would be difficult to describe the change which thus fell upon him.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
gone
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
gossip
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
ground-floor
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
Guildford
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
hamlet
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
highways
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
humdrum
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
important
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
insincere
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
interest
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
knowing
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
like
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
limited
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
lived
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
man
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
Manchester
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
Messrs
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
met
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
months
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
most
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
naturally
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
now
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WORKING OF THE SPELL.
only
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
out
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
Parks
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
person
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
pictures
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
put
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
Renton
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
Robins
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
rooms
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
répandu
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
seeing
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
sell
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
September
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
six
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
sky
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
some
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
SPELL
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From this reading THE WORKING OF THE SPELL.
sphere
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
Square
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
strange
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
stranger
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
Street
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From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
streets
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORKING OF THE SPELL.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
thoroughfares
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
thus
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From this reading It would be difficult to describe the change which thus fell upon him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
up
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It would be difficult to describe the change which thus fell upon him.
walked
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From this reading He who had gone about the Parks, about the highways and thoroughfares of the world, as in a hamlet, knowing everybody,--dining, dancing, chattering with every third person he met; now walked about the humdrum streets like a creature dropped out of the sky,--a stranger to all, seeing only strange faces around him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He put his rooms into the hands of Messrs. Robins to be let, and he put his buhl and his pictures into those of the Messrs. Christie to sell,--and naturally, as it was September, no good came of either attempt for some months; and he took the ground-floor at No. 10, Guildford Street, Manchester Square.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It would be difficult to describe the change which thus fell upon him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
WORKING
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From this reading THE WORKING OF THE SPELL.
world
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be difficult to describe the change which thus fell upon him.
young
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From this reading For the next six months Ben Renton lived a strange life,--strange at least for him, who up to this time had been a young man of fashion,--répandu in the world,--with an interest in all the events, and all the gossip almost as important as events, that circulated in that curious, insincere, most limited sphere.
