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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 In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
Acted
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
admitted
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From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
all
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From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
august
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From this reading Dear brethren, let us tremble before those august portals.
Becky's
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dear brethren, let us tremble before those august portals.
beloved
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
brethren
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From this reading Dear brethren, let us tremble before those august portals.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
can't
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From this reading He can't survive the glare of fashion long.
chamber
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From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
Charade
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
claims
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
Dear
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From this reading Dear brethren, let us tremble before those august portals.
dies
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From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
doors
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
down
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From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
enter
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
entree
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From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
estimable
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
fancy
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From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
fashion
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
feasts
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From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
flaming
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From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
forks
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From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He can't survive the glare of fashion long.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
greatest
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
grooms
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From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
guarded
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From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
hall
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From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He can't survive the glare of fashion long.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
hereof
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
hope
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Dear brethren, let us tremble before those august portals.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He can't survive the glare of fashion long.
Lord
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
metropolis
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
names
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From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
newspaper-fellow
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From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
ones
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From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
opened
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
parties
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
portals
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From this reading Dear brethren, let us tremble before those august portals.
private
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
prong
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From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
Puzzle
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
Reader
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
regards
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
say
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From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
select
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
settled
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
silver
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From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
sits
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From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
some
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
speedily
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
Steyne's
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
survive
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From this reading He can't survive the glare of fashion long.
takes
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From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
tall
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
tallest
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Dear brethren, let us tremble before those august portals.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They say the honest newspaper-fellow who sits in the hall and takes down the names of the great ones who are admitted to the feasts dies after a little time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
tremble
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From this reading Dear brethren, let us tremble before those august portals.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear brethren, let us tremble before those august portals.
vain
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
very
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree.
woman
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
writer
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From this reading In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader After Becky's appearance at my Lord Steyne's private and select parties, the claims of that estimable woman as regards fashion were settled, and some of the very greatest and tallest doors in the metropolis were speedily opened to her--doors so great and tall that the beloved reader and writer hereof may hope in vain to enter at them.
