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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 HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
ankles
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From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
announced
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
appeared
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From this reading His spine was crookened, and his head appeared buried in his breast.
approach
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
arms
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From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
barely
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
barking
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
black
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
breast
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From this reading His spine was crookened, and his head appeared buried in his breast.
buried
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From this reading His spine was crookened, and his head appeared buried in his breast.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
cap
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
case
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
CLOAK
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
covered
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
crookened
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From this reading His spine was crookened, and his head appeared buried in his breast.
departure
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
disproportioned
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From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
dogs
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
drowsy
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
dwarfs
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
feet
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From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
forest
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
frame
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From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
furious
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
Ginger's
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
grotesque-looking
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
hair
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
HAND
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
head
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His spine was crookened, and his head appeared buried in his breast.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
large
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
level
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
mostly
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
Mr
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
much
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
Old
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From this reading This was Old Parr.
Parr
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From this reading This was Old Parr.
personage
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
persons
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
protected
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
reached
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
rusty
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
seal-skin
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
shaped
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
shortly
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
shoulders
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
spine
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From this reading His spine was crookened, and his head appeared buried in his breast.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
table
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Old Parr.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
too
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
top
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
touch
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From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
undersized
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From this reading The dwarfs head was much too large for his body, as is mostly the case with undersized persons, and was covered with a forest of rusty black hair, protected by a strangely shaped seal-skin cap.
upright
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From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was Old Parr.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His hands and feet were equally disproportioned to his frame, and his arms were so long that he could touch his ankles while standing upright.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
youth
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From this reading THE HAND AND THE CLOAK A furious barking from Mr. Ginger's dogs, shortly after the departure of the drowsy youth, announced the approach of a grotesque-looking little personage, whose shoulders barely reached to a level with the top of the table.
