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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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adjustments
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
always
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From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Money buys publicity, and without the latter nowadays one may as well live in suburbia, or in the peace of a country village.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young engineer had been telling her of his work up in Scotland, and of a pleasant Saturday he had spent up Loch Lomond, when the girl suddenly asked:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
back
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The young engineer had been telling her of his work up in Scotland, and of a pleasant Saturday he had spent up Loch Lomond, when the girl suddenly asked:
Beverley
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From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
Brook
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From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
buys
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Cabinet
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
CLIFF
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From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
column
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From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
command
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cosy
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
country
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CROW'S
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From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
day
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dinner-parties
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From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
drawing-room
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
duly
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engineer
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
Geoffrey
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
girl
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From this reading The young engineer had been telling her of his work up in Scotland, and of a pleasant Saturday he had spent up Loch Lomond, when the girl suddenly asked:
giving
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From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
guests
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From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young engineer had been telling her of his work up in Scotland, and of a pleasant Saturday he had spent up Loch Lomond, when the girl suddenly asked:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young engineer had been telling her of his work up in Scotland, and of a pleasant Saturday he had spent up Loch Lomond, when the girl suddenly asked:
hostess
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
hour
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
just
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
latter
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library
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
live
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Loch
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From this reading The young engineer had been telling her of his work up in Scotland, and of a pleasant Saturday he had spent up Loch Lomond, when the girl suddenly asked:
Lomond
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From this reading The young engineer had been telling her of his work up in Scotland, and of a pleasant Saturday he had spent up Loch Lomond, when the girl suddenly asked:
making
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
managed
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Money buys publicity, and without the latter nowadays one may as well live in suburbia, or in the peace of a country village.
Ministers
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From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
money
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From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
Mrs
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From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
names
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From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
nowadays
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From this reading Money buys publicity, and without the latter nowadays one may as well live in suburbia, or in the peace of a country village.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Money buys publicity, and without the latter nowadays one may as well live in suburbia, or in the peace of a country village.
peace
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From this reading Money buys publicity, and without the latter nowadays one may as well live in suburbia, or in the peace of a country village.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young engineer had been telling her of his work up in Scotland, and of a pleasant Saturday he had spent up Loch Lomond, when the girl suddenly asked:
Post
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From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
publicity
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From this reading Money buys publicity, and without the latter nowadays one may as well live in suburbia, or in the peace of a country village.
quarter
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
recorded
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From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
Renfrew
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
Saturday
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Scotland
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From this reading The young engineer had been telling her of his work up in Scotland, and of a pleasant Saturday he had spent up Loch Lomond, when the girl suddenly asked:
sitting-room
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
snatchnounUS /snatch/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
society
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From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
some
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
spent
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station
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Street
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From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
suburbia
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suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The young engineer had been telling her of his work up in Scotland, and of a pleasant Saturday he had spent up Loch Lomond, when the girl suddenly asked:
Sylvia
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telling
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
two
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up
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From this reading The young engineer had been telling her of his work up in Scotland, and of a pleasant Saturday he had spent up Loch Lomond, when the girl suddenly asked:
Upper
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From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
usual
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From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
village
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CROW’S CLIFF Mrs. Beverley was giving one of her usual dinner-parties at Upper Brook Street.
well
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From this reading Money buys publicity, and without the latter nowadays one may as well live in suburbia, or in the peace of a country village.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
wireless
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From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the hostess and her guests went to the drawing-room, Geoffrey--who had just come back from making some adjustments at the wireless station at Renfrew--managed to snatch a quarter of an hour with Sylvia in the cosy little sitting-room next to the library.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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wives
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From this reading Among the guests were two Cabinet Ministers and their wives, for money can always command guests, the names of whom will be duly recorded in the society column of the _Morning Post_ next day.
work
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From this reading The young engineer had been telling her of his work up in Scotland, and of a pleasant Saturday he had spent up Loch Lomond, when the girl suddenly asked:
young
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From this reading The young engineer had been telling her of his work up in Scotland, and of a pleasant Saturday he had spent up Loch Lomond, when the girl suddenly asked:
