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account
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From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
addressing
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From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
affectionate
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From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
all
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From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
anxiety
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From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
Bartlemy
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From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then the old man softly opened the door and stood smiling before them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
blemish
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From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
casting
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From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
countenance
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From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
door
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From this reading Then the old man softly opened the door and stood smiling before them.
embarrassment
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From this reading And his enjoyment was heightened by the embarrassment and half-concealed irritation it occasioned Humphrey.
end
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From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
enjoyment
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From this reading And his enjoyment was heightened by the embarrassment and half-concealed irritation it occasioned Humphrey.
false
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From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
glance
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From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
half-concealed
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From this reading And his enjoyment was heightened by the embarrassment and half-concealed irritation it occasioned Humphrey.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
heightened
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From this reading And his enjoyment was heightened by the embarrassment and half-concealed irritation it occasioned Humphrey.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
hour
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From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
how
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From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
Hugo
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From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
Humphrey
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From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
irritation
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From this reading And his enjoyment was heightened by the embarrassment and half-concealed irritation it occasioned Humphrey.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
laugh
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From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
man
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From this reading Then the old man softly opened the door and stood smiling before them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
mole
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From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
near
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From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
nose
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From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
occasional
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From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
occasioned
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From this reading And his enjoyment was heightened by the embarrassment and half-concealed irritation it occasioned Humphrey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
old
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From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
only
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From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
opened
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From this reading Then the old man softly opened the door and stood smiling before them.
placed
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From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
said
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From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
Saxon's
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From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
see
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From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
serving-man
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From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
small
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From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
smiling
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From this reading Then the old man softly opened the door and stood smiling before them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
softly
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From this reading Then the old man softly opened the door and stood smiling before them.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the old man softly opened the door and stood smiling before them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the old man softly opened the door and stood smiling before them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then the old man softly opened the door and stood smiling before them.
Then
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From this reading Then the old man softly opened the door and stood smiling before them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou didst think me false, is it not so?" he said, addressing Humphrey and casting an affectionate glance as he did so on the small mole near the end of the Saxon's nose.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
unfortunate
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From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great as was his anxiety, Hugo could but laugh to see how the serving-man was placed before himself, and all on account of an unfortunate blemish on his countenance.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
whispers
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From this reading An hour went by and still old Bartlemy did not come; an hour of silence broken only by occasional whispers between Hugo and Humphrey.
