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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 The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
air
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From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
all
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From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
altogether
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From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
attired
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From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
Barfield
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From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
breeding
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From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
broad
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From this reading He was a withered old gentleman, with red-rimmed eyes, broad cheek-bones, and a projecting chin.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
cap
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From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
certain
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From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
cheek-bones
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From this reading He was a withered old gentleman, with red-rimmed eyes, broad cheek-bones, and a projecting chin.
chin
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From this reading He was a withered old gentleman, with red-rimmed eyes, broad cheek-bones, and a projecting chin.
close-cropped
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From this reading He had a very sharp nose, and his close-cropped hair was of a harsh, sandy tone and texture.
clothes
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From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
dignity
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From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
disfigured
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From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
Earl
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From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
eyes
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From this reading He was a withered old gentleman, with red-rimmed eyes, broad cheek-bones, and a projecting chin.
ferret-like
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From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
forbade
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From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
gate
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From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a withered old gentleman, with red-rimmed eyes, broad cheek-bones, and a projecting chin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a very sharp nose, and his close-cropped hair was of a harsh, sandy tone and texture.
hair
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From this reading He had a very sharp nose, and his close-cropped hair was of a harsh, sandy tone and texture.
harsh
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From this reading He had a very sharp nose, and his close-cropped hair was of a harsh, sandy tone and texture.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a withered old gentleman, with red-rimmed eyes, broad cheek-bones, and a projecting chin.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a very sharp nose, and his close-cropped hair was of a harsh, sandy tone and texture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
kerseymere
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From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
knee
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From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
lightly
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From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
lodge
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From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
man
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From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
nose
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From this reading He had a very sharp nose, and his close-cropped hair was of a harsh, sandy tone and texture.
observant
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From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
old
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From this reading He was a withered old gentleman, with red-rimmed eyes, broad cheek-bones, and a projecting chin.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
otherwise
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From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
peaked
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From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
projecting
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From this reading He was a withered old gentleman, with red-rimmed eyes, broad cheek-bones, and a projecting chin.
ran
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From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
rather
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From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
red-rimmed
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From this reading He was a withered old gentleman, with red-rimmed eyes, broad cheek-bones, and a projecting chin.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
sandy
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From this reading He had a very sharp nose, and his close-cropped hair was of a harsh, sandy tone and texture.
sharp
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From this reading He had a very sharp nose, and his close-cropped hair was of a harsh, sandy tone and texture.
shoulder
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From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
snuff
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From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
spotless
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From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
suit
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From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
summer
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From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
texture
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From this reading He had a very sharp nose, and his close-cropped hair was of a harsh, sandy tone and texture.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
tone
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From this reading He had a very sharp nose, and his close-cropped hair was of a harsh, sandy tone and texture.
trail
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From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
very
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From this reading He had a very sharp nose, and his close-cropped hair was of a harsh, sandy tone and texture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a withered old gentleman, with red-rimmed eyes, broad cheek-bones, and a projecting chin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was altogether a rather ferret-like old man, but he had, nevertheless, a certain air of dignity and breeding which forbade the least observant to take him for anything but a gentleman.
white
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From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a withered old gentleman, with red-rimmed eyes, broad cheek-bones, and a projecting chin.
withered
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From this reading He was a withered old gentleman, with red-rimmed eyes, broad cheek-bones, and a projecting chin.
wondrously
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From this reading The Earl of Barfield stood at the lodge gate on a summer afternoon attired in a wondrously old-fashioned suit of white kerseymere and a peaked cap.
wrinkles
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From this reading His clothes, otherwise spotless, were disfigured by a trail of snuff which ran lightly along all projecting wrinkles from his right knee to his right shoulder.
