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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 Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
advent
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRISONER AND ESCORT.
arms
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From this reading "That chair with arms," said Dick to the sergeant, "or he'll fall off."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
aspect
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
beaming
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From this reading Then Randal, with beaming face, caught his brother by the shoulders.
brother
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From this reading Then Randal, with beaming face, caught his brother by the shoulders.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sergeant brought it, and Dick pushed the still tipsy wretch, a bundle of false elegance deflowered, into its embrace.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading The sergeant brought it, and Dick pushed the still tipsy wretch, a bundle of false elegance deflowered, into its embrace.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then Randal, with beaming face, caught his brother by the shoulders.
caught
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From this reading Then Randal, with beaming face, caught his brother by the shoulders.
chair
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From this reading "That chair with arms," said Dick to the sergeant, "or he'll fall off."
Charles
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
deeply
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
deflowered
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From this reading The sergeant brought it, and Dick pushed the still tipsy wretch, a bundle of false elegance deflowered, into its embrace.
Dick
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
disreputable
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
elegance
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From this reading The sergeant brought it, and Dick pushed the still tipsy wretch, a bundle of false elegance deflowered, into its embrace.
embrace
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From this reading The sergeant brought it, and Dick pushed the still tipsy wretch, a bundle of false elegance deflowered, into its embrace.
ESCORT
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From this reading PRISONER AND ESCORT.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
expectant
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
extraordinary
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
face
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From this reading Then Randal, with beaming face, caught his brother by the shoulders.
fall
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From this reading "That chair with arms," said Dick to the sergeant, "or he'll fall off."
false
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From this reading The sergeant brought it, and Dick pushed the still tipsy wretch, a bundle of false elegance deflowered, into its embrace.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
he'll
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From this reading "That chair with arms," said Dick to the sergeant, "or he'll fall off."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
interested
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sergeant brought it, and Dick pushed the still tipsy wretch, a bundle of false elegance deflowered, into its embrace.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sergeant brought it, and Dick pushed the still tipsy wretch, a bundle of false elegance deflowered, into its embrace.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sergeant brought it, and Dick pushed the still tipsy wretch, a bundle of false elegance deflowered, into its embrace.
Mayfair
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
moment
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
off
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From this reading "That chair with arms," said Dick to the sergeant, "or he'll fall off."
offended
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "That chair with arms," said Dick to the sergeant, "or he'll fall off."
presented
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
PRISONER
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From this reading PRISONER AND ESCORT.
pushed
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From this reading The sergeant brought it, and Dick pushed the still tipsy wretch, a bundle of false elegance deflowered, into its embrace.
Randal
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From this reading Then Randal, with beaming face, caught his brother by the shoulders.
said
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From this reading "That chair with arms," said Dick to the sergeant, "or he'll fall off."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
sergeant
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From this reading "That chair with arms," said Dick to the sergeant, "or he'll fall off."
shoulders
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From this reading Then Randal, with beaming face, caught his brother by the shoulders.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
speechless
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sergeant brought it, and Dick pushed the still tipsy wretch, a bundle of false elegance deflowered, into its embrace.
strike
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That chair with arms," said Dick to the sergeant, "or he'll fall off."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
Then
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From this reading Then Randal, with beaming face, caught his brother by the shoulders.
three
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
tipsy
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From this reading The sergeant brought it, and Dick pushed the still tipsy wretch, a bundle of false elegance deflowered, into its embrace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
truculent
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From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dick presented to the expectant three the same disreputable and truculent aspect which had so deeply offended Charles of Mayfair--an aspect so extraordinary as to strike speechless for a moment even the three so deeply interested in his advent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That chair with arms," said Dick to the sergeant, "or he'll fall off."
wretch
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From this reading The sergeant brought it, and Dick pushed the still tipsy wretch, a bundle of false elegance deflowered, into its embrace.
