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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 THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
actors
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From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
Adams
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From this reading THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
Adelphi
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From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
alias
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From this reading THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
bank
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From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
big
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From this reading THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
Blackfriars
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Bohemian
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From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
bridges
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bright
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broad
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From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
caricatures
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Charles
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From this reading THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
chatting
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Club
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Daily
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From this reading THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
day
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From this reading It was the luncheon hour on a day in early spring.
Doggy
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From this reading THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
dulled
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early
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From this reading It was the luncheon hour on a day in early spring.
earth
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Embankment
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From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
estimation
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FACTORY
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Falconer
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From this reading THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
familiar
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From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
fresh
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friend
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Gardens
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From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
Geoffrey
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
green
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From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
grey
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From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
heavily
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From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
highway
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
hour
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From this reading It was the luncheon hour on a day in early spring.
importance
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From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the luncheon hour on a day in early spring.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the luncheon hour on a day in early spring.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
journalist
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journalists
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judged
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From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
lay
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From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
London
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London's
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lunch
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luncheon
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From this reading It was the luncheon hour on a day in early spring.
Mail
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man's
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
novelists
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nowadays
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From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
only
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
own
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painters
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perhaps
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pocket
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poets
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POISON
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portraits
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rolling
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From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
room
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
Savage
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scientists
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From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
sculptors
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From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
silent
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From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
smoke
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From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
spot
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spring
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From this reading It was the luncheon hour on a day in early spring.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
Surrey
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Terrace
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From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
Thames
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From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
trams
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trees
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trophies
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From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the luncheon hour on a day in early spring.
Wentworth
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From this reading THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
Westminster
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From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
wharves
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From this reading Before them lay Adelphi Terrace and beyond the Embankment and the broad grey Thames with its wharves on the Surrey bank, London’s silent highway.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
window
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From this reading THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE POISON FACTORY Geoffrey Falconer stood at the window of the big old Adams room at the Savage Club, chatting with a journalist friend, Charles--_alias_ “Doggy”--Wentworth, of the _Daily Mail_.
wore
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From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
world
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From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
worth
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From this reading The room in which they stood was familiar to Bohemian London--the world of painters, poets, actors, novelists, sculptors, journalists, and scientists, who lunch and smoke in the same great room with its portraits, caricatures, and trophies--perhaps the only spot on earth where a man’s worth is nowadays not judged by his pocket or the estimation of his own importance.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The trees along the Embankment, and in the Gardens below, wore their fresh bright green, not yet dulled by the London smoke, while along the Embankment the trams were rolling heavily between the bridges of Blackfriars and Westminster.
