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12th
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
1920
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
Awakening
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
cab
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From this reading Since the War he never took a cab if he could help it.
Chancery
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
collection
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
comes
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
comprising
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
Cork
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Since the War he never took a cab if he could help it.
emerged
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
end
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
Five
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
Forsyte
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
Future
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
G
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From this reading J. G.
Gallery
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the War he never took a cab if he could help it.
Hotel
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Since the War he never took a cab if he could help it.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
Indian
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
intention
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Since the War he never took a cab if he could help it.
J
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From this reading J. G.
Knightsbridge
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
looking
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
Man
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the War he never took a cab if he could help it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
off
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
pictures
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
Property
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
Saga
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
series
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the War he never took a cab if he could help it.
Soames
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
staying
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
Street
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
Summer
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
Tales
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the War he never took a cab if he could help it.
visiting
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From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
volume
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From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
walked
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From this reading He walked.
War
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From this reading Since the War he never took a cab if he could help it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Soames Forsyte emerged from the Knightsbridge Hotel, where he was staying, in the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1920, with the intention of visiting a collection of pictures in a Gallery off Cork Street, and looking into the Future.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With this volume, The Forsyte Saga--that series comprising "The Man of Property," "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (from the volume "Five Tales"), "In Chancery," and "Awakening"--comes to an end.
