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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 He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
age
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From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
Amhurst
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From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
appeared
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From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
awkwardly
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From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
betokened
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From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
blue
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From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
bronzed
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From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
cap
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From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
closely
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From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
countenance
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From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
cropped
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From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
dainty
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From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
dangerous
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From this reading He was not in the least Dorothy’s idea of a dangerous plotter.
Dorothy
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From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
Dorothy's
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From this reading He was not in the least Dorothy’s idea of a dangerous plotter.
drawing
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From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
dressed
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From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
exposure
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From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
expression
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From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
eyes
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From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
face
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From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
flat
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From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
hair
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From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
hand
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From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
held
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From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
honesty
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From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
idea
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From this reading He was not in the least Dorothy’s idea of a dangerous plotter.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not in the least Dorothy’s idea of a dangerous plotter.
light
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From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
luxurious
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From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
man's
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From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
more
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From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
naval
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From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
Nihilist
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From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not in the least Dorothy’s idea of a dangerous plotter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
peaked
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From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
plotter
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From this reading He was not in the least Dorothy’s idea of a dangerous plotter.
room
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From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
sailor
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From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
shown
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From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
sort
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From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
stalwart
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From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
stipulated
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From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
storm
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From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
sun
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From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
surroundings
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From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
there
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From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
thirty
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From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
uniform
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From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
unused
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From this reading He was dressed in a sort of naval uniform and held a peaked cap in his hand, standing awkwardly there as one unused to luxurious surroundings.
waiting
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From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE Nihilist was shown into the dainty drawing room of the flat, and found Dorothy Amhurst alone, as he had stipulated, waiting for him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were light blue, and if ever the expression of a man’s countenance betokened stalwart honesty, it was the face of this sailor.
white
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From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
years
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From this reading His face was bronzed with exposure to sun and storm, and although he appeared to be little more than thirty years of age his closely cropped hair was white.
