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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 It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
abode
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From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
air
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Guy Horton was there, established in an extensive publishing business, and he and Scott were soon fast friends.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
better
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From this reading The longer Scott knew Guy the better opinion he formed of his character.
bright
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
business
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From this reading Guy Horton was there, established in an extensive publishing business, and he and Scott were soon fast friends.
carried
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
character
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From this reading The longer Scott knew Guy the better opinion he formed of his character.
circle
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
city
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From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
December
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From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
established
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From this reading Guy Horton was there, established in an extensive publishing business, and he and Scott were soon fast friends.
extensive
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From this reading Guy Horton was there, established in an extensive publishing business, and he and Scott were soon fast friends.
fact
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
family
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From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
fashion
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
fashionable
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From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
fast
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From this reading Guy Horton was there, established in an extensive publishing business, and he and Scott were soon fast friends.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
formed
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From this reading The longer Scott knew Guy the better opinion he formed of his character.
friends
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
Guy
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From this reading Guy Horton was there, established in an extensive publishing business, and he and Scott were soon fast friends.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Guy Horton was there, established in an extensive publishing business, and he and Scott were soon fast friends.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The longer Scott knew Guy the better opinion he formed of his character.
home
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From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
Horton
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From this reading Guy Horton was there, established in an extensive publishing business, and he and Scott were soon fast friends.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
INTERVIEW
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From this reading THE INTERVIEW.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
Irene
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
knew
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From this reading The longer Scott knew Guy the better opinion he formed of his character.
large
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
longer
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From this reading The longer Scott knew Guy the better opinion he formed of his character.
New
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From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
old
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From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
opinion
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From this reading The longer Scott knew Guy the better opinion he formed of his character.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
publishing
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From this reading Guy Horton was there, established in an extensive publishing business, and he and Scott were soon fast friends.
refinement
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
Scott
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From this reading Guy Horton was there, established in an extensive publishing business, and he and Scott were soon fast friends.
shone
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
soon
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
star
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
strangers
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From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INTERVIEW.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
there
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From this reading Guy Horton was there, established in an extensive publishing business, and he and Scott were soon fast friends.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
up
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From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
wealthy
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Guy Horton was there, established in an extensive publishing business, and he and Scott were soon fast friends.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
Wilmer
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From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
world
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From this reading The air of refinement which they carried with them, and the fact of their being wealthy, soon drew around them a large circle of friends, and among them Irene shone a bright star in the world of fashion.
York
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From this reading It was the first of December that the old home passed into the hands of strangers, and the Wilmer family took up their abode in a fashionable part of the city of New York.
