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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 For a rather backward village like London things really went pretty well.
all
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From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
also
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From this reading The same applied to Bill; also to his friends and brothers in arms.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The same applied to Bill; also to his friends and brothers in arms.
Apart
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From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
applied
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From this reading The same applied to Bill; also to his friends and brothers in arms.
arms
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From this reading The same applied to Bill; also to his friends and brothers in arms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
backward
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From this reading For a rather backward village like London things really went pretty well.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
best
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From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
Bill
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From this reading The same applied to Bill; also to his friends and brothers in arms.
blot
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From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
brothers
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From this reading The same applied to Bill; also to his friends and brothers in arms.
cakes
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From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
called
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From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
conscious
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From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
Cup
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From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
dancing
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From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
drink
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From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
drinks
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From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
Du
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From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
enjoyed
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From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
excellent
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From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a rather backward village like London things really went pretty well.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
friends
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From this reading The same applied to Bill; also to his friends and brothers in arms.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
full-sized
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From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The same applied to Bill; also to his friends and brothers in arms.
ices
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From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The same applied to Bill; also to his friends and brothers in arms.
like
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From this reading For a rather backward village like London things really went pretty well.
London
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From this reading For a rather backward village like London things really went pretty well.
Mame
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From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
Miss
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From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
moment
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From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
nice
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From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
only
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From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
other
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From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
pretty
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From this reading For a rather backward village like London things really went pretty well.
proceedings
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From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
Rance
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From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
rather
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From this reading For a rather backward village like London things really went pretty well.
really
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From this reading For a rather backward village like London things really went pretty well.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same applied to Bill; also to his friends and brothers in arms.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
single
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From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
soft
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From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The same applied to Bill; also to his friends and brothers in arms.
there
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From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
things
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From this reading For a rather backward village like London things really went pretty well.
thoroughly
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From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The same applied to Bill; also to his friends and brothers in arms.
uncomfortable
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From this reading Apart from the uncomfortable feeling that she ought not to be there at all, Mame was conscious of only one other blot on the proceedings.
village
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From this reading For a rather backward village like London things really went pretty well.
volcano
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From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And they had excellent taste in ices and cakes and in nice soft drinks; although the best drink of all, that was called Cup, was not so soft either.
well
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From this reading For a rather backward village like London things really went pretty well.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a rather backward village like London things really went pretty well.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Miss Du Rance could have forgotten for a single moment that she was dancing on a full-sized volcano she would have thoroughly enjoyed herself.
