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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 Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
accident
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
age
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
almost
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From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
apparently
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
artisan
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From this reading He was roughly but respectably dressed, and looked like a prosperous yeoman or an artisan of the better class.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cynthia glanced at him keenly, then seemed to gain confidence, and asked him to sit down.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
beard
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From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
better
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From this reading He was roughly but respectably dressed, and looked like a prosperous yeoman or an artisan of the better class.
bright
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From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
broad-shouldered
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
brown
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From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
built
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
chronic
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
class
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From this reading He was roughly but respectably dressed, and looked like a prosperous yeoman or an artisan of the better class.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cynthia glanced at him keenly, then seemed to gain confidence, and asked him to sit down.
Cynthia
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From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
dark
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From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
disabled
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
down
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From this reading Cynthia glanced at him keenly, then seemed to gain confidence, and asked him to sit down.
dressed
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From this reading He was roughly but respectably dressed, and looked like a prosperous yeoman or an artisan of the better class.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
exhibit
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From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
eyebrows
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From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
eyes
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From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
face
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From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
gain
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From this reading Cynthia glanced at him keenly, then seemed to gain confidence, and asked him to sit down.
gait
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
glanced
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From this reading Cynthia glanced at him keenly, then seemed to gain confidence, and asked him to sit down.
grizzled
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From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
hair
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From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading Cynthia glanced at him keenly, then seemed to gain confidence, and asked him to sit down.
like
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From this reading He was roughly but respectably dressed, and looked like a prosperous yeoman or an artisan of the better class.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
muscularly
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
often
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From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
partially
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading He was roughly but respectably dressed, and looked like a prosperous yeoman or an artisan of the better class.
respectably
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From this reading He was roughly but respectably dressed, and looked like a prosperous yeoman or an artisan of the better class.
result
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
rheumatism
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
roughly
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From this reading He was roughly but respectably dressed, and looked like a prosperous yeoman or an artisan of the better class.
round
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From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
sit
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From this reading Cynthia glanced at him keenly, then seemed to gain confidence, and asked him to sit down.
sixty
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
sort
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From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
stiffness
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
then
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From this reading Cynthia glanced at him keenly, then seemed to gain confidence, and asked him to sit down.
timidity
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From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
tint
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From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
visitor
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From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
white
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From this reading His face was brown, his eyes were dark and bright; but his hair and beard were almost white, although his eyebrows had not a grizzled tint.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cynthia looked round at her visitor with a sort of timidity which she did not often exhibit.
years
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From this reading He was apparently about sixty years of age, broad-shouldered, and muscularly built, but with a stiffness of gait which seemed to be either the result of chronic rheumatism or of an accident which had partially disabled him.
yeoman
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From this reading He was roughly but respectably dressed, and looked like a prosperous yeoman or an artisan of the better class.
