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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 COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
accompanied
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From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
all
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From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
any
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From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
appearance
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From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But there was no time for Ludovic to concern himself with men’s characters as indexed by their faces.
aspect
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From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
balance
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From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
broken
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From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was no time for Ludovic to concern himself with men’s characters as indexed by their faces.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
carriage
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From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
carrying
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From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
characters
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From this reading But there was no time for Ludovic to concern himself with men’s characters as indexed by their faces.
concern
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From this reading But there was no time for Ludovic to concern himself with men’s characters as indexed by their faces.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
COUNT
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From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
Count's
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From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
distrust
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From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
Early
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From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
faces
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From this reading But there was no time for Ludovic to concern himself with men’s characters as indexed by their faces.
felt
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From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
forbidding
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From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
hanging
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From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But there was no time for Ludovic to concern himself with men’s characters as indexed by their faces.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
hour
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From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
household
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From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
indexed
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From this reading But there was no time for Ludovic to concern himself with men’s characters as indexed by their faces.
inspect
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From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
instinctive
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From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
IRROMAR
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From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
journey
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From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
kingdom
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From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
LIGHT
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From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
love
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From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
Ludovic
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From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
man
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From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
men
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From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
men's
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From this reading But there was no time for Ludovic to concern himself with men’s characters as indexed by their faces.
more
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From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
morning
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From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
NEW
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From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
next
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From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But there was no time for Ludovic to concern himself with men’s characters as indexed by their faces.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
officer
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From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
Ompertz
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From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
other
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From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
out
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From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
possible
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From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
prepossessing
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From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
repair
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From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
resumption
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From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
set
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From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
speedy
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From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But there was no time for Ludovic to concern himself with men’s characters as indexed by their faces.
there
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From this reading But there was no time for Ludovic to concern himself with men’s characters as indexed by their faces.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
thought
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From this reading With a kingdom and his love hanging on the balance of an hour, the speedy resumption of the journey was all that could be thought of.
time
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From this reading But there was no time for Ludovic to concern himself with men’s characters as indexed by their faces.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
tools
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From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
travellers
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From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
two
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From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
wheel
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From this reading They were accompanied by an officer of the Count’s household, having under him two men carrying tools for the repair, if possible, of the broken wheel.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was a man of forbidding aspect, towards whom both the travellers felt an instinctive distrust, nor was the appearance of the two other men any more prepossessing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But there was no time for Ludovic to concern himself with men’s characters as indexed by their faces.
wrecked
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From this reading COUNT IRROMAR IN A NEW LIGHT Early next morning Ludovic and Ompertz set out to inspect the wrecked carriage.
