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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 Nor was Mr. Brott a particularly brilliant host.
altogether
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From this reading For Mr. Sabin it was not altogether an enjoyable meal.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For Mr. Sabin it was not altogether an enjoyable meal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
brilliant
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From this reading Nor was Mr. Brott a particularly brilliant host.
bring
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From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
Brott
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From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
Brott's
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From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
certain
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From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
club
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From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
Commons
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From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
constant
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From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
conversation
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From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
cooking
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From this reading The club was large, gloomy and political; the cooking was exactly of that order which such surroundings seemed to require.
derived
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From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
dined
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From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
endeavours
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From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
enjoyable
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From this reading For Mr. Sabin it was not altogether an enjoyable meal.
entertainment
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From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
exactly
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From this reading The club was large, gloomy and political; the cooking was exactly of that order which such surroundings seemed to require.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Mr. Sabin it was not altogether an enjoyable meal.
former's
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From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
gloomy
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From this reading The club was large, gloomy and political; the cooking was exactly of that order which such surroundings seemed to require.
guest
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From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
happened
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From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
host
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From this reading Nor was Mr. Brott a particularly brilliant host.
House
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From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
large
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From this reading The club was large, gloomy and political; the cooking was exactly of that order which such surroundings seemed to require.
Lucille
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From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
Mall
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From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
meal
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From this reading For Mr. Sabin it was not altogether an enjoyable meal.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was Mr. Brott a particularly brilliant host.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The club was large, gloomy and political; the cooking was exactly of that order which such surroundings seemed to require.
owing
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From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
Pall
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From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
particularly
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From this reading Nor was Mr. Brott a particularly brilliant host.
pleasure
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From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
political
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From this reading The club was large, gloomy and political; the cooking was exactly of that order which such surroundings seemed to require.
require
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From this reading The club was large, gloomy and political; the cooking was exactly of that order which such surroundings seemed to require.
round
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From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
Sabin
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From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The club was large, gloomy and political; the cooking was exactly of that order which such surroundings seemed to require.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The club was large, gloomy and political; the cooking was exactly of that order which such surroundings seemed to require.
surroundings
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From this reading The club was large, gloomy and political; the cooking was exactly of that order which such surroundings seemed to require.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The club was large, gloomy and political; the cooking was exactly of that order which such surroundings seemed to require.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The club was large, gloomy and political; the cooking was exactly of that order which such surroundings seemed to require.
together
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From this reading Mr. Brott and Mr. Sabin dined together--not, as it happened, at the House of Commons, but at the former’s club in Pall Mall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Mr. Sabin it was not altogether an enjoyable meal.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The club was large, gloomy and political; the cooking was exactly of that order which such surroundings seemed to require.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet his guest derived a certain amount of pleasure from the entertainment, owing to Brott’s constant endeavours to bring the conversation round to Lucille.
