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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 GAME: MOUNTJOY PLAYS A NEW CARD MR.
Add
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From this reading Add to this a broad sunburnt face, and a grey coat with wide tails, a waistcoat with a check pattern, and leather riding-gaiters--and no stranger could have failed to mistake Mr. Vimpany for a farmer of the old school.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Add to this a broad sunburnt face, and a grey coat with wide tails, a waistcoat with a check pattern, and leather riding-gaiters--and no stranger could have failed to mistake Mr. Vimpany for a farmer of the old school.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
big
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
bold
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
broad
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built
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From this reading VIMPANY (of the College of Surgeons) was a burly man, heavily built from head to foot.
burly
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From this reading VIMPANY (of the College of Surgeons) was a burly man, heavily built from head to foot.
bushy
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
CARD
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From this reading THE GAME: MOUNTJOY PLAYS A NEW CARD MR.
check
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coat
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College
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From this reading VIMPANY (of the College of Surgeons) was a burly man, heavily built from head to foot.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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created
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From this reading He was proud of the false impression that he created.
expression
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
eyes
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
face
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failed
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false
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From this reading He was proud of the false impression that he created.
farmer
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fellow-creatures
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VIMPANY (of the College of Surgeons) was a burly man, heavily built from head to foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Add to this a broad sunburnt face, and a grey coat with wide tails, a waistcoat with a check pattern, and leather riding-gaiters--and no stranger could have failed to mistake Mr. Vimpany for a farmer of the old school.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading VIMPANY (of the College of Surgeons) was a burly man, heavily built from head to foot.
GAME
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From this reading THE GAME: MOUNTJOY PLAYS A NEW CARD MR.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
grey
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Add to this a broad sunburnt face, and a grey coat with wide tails, a waistcoat with a check pattern, and leather riding-gaiters--and no stranger could have failed to mistake Mr. Vimpany for a farmer of the old school.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was proud of the false impression that he created.
head
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From this reading VIMPANY (of the College of Surgeons) was a burly man, heavily built from head to foot.
heavily
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From this reading VIMPANY (of the College of Surgeons) was a burly man, heavily built from head to foot.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
humour
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
impression
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From this reading He was proud of the false impression that he created.
impudent
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
leather
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legs
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
lips
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
man
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From this reading VIMPANY (of the College of Surgeons) was a burly man, heavily built from head to foot.
mistake
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From this reading Add to this a broad sunburnt face, and a grey coat with wide tails, a waistcoat with a check pattern, and leather riding-gaiters--and no stranger could have failed to mistake Mr. Vimpany for a farmer of the old school.
MOUNTJOY
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From this reading THE GAME: MOUNTJOY PLAYS A NEW CARD MR.
MR
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From this reading THE GAME: MOUNTJOY PLAYS A NEW CARD MR.
NEW
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From this reading THE GAME: MOUNTJOY PLAYS A NEW CARD MR.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Add to this a broad sunburnt face, and a grey coat with wide tails, a waistcoat with a check pattern, and leather riding-gaiters--and no stranger could have failed to mistake Mr. Vimpany for a farmer of the old school.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VIMPANY (of the College of Surgeons) was a burly man, heavily built from head to foot.
old
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From this reading Add to this a broad sunburnt face, and a grey coat with wide tails, a waistcoat with a check pattern, and leather riding-gaiters--and no stranger could have failed to mistake Mr. Vimpany for a farmer of the old school.
pattern
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PLAYS
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From this reading THE GAME: MOUNTJOY PLAYS A NEW CARD MR.
proud
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From this reading He was proud of the false impression that he created.
riding-gaiters
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round
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
school
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solid
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
straight
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
stranger
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sunburnt
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Surgeons
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From this reading VIMPANY (of the College of Surgeons) was a burly man, heavily built from head to foot.
tails
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From this reading Add to this a broad sunburnt face, and a grey coat with wide tails, a waistcoat with a check pattern, and leather riding-gaiters--and no stranger could have failed to mistake Mr. Vimpany for a farmer of the old school.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was proud of the false impression that he created.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GAME: MOUNTJOY PLAYS A NEW CARD MR.
thick
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Add to this a broad sunburnt face, and a grey coat with wide tails, a waistcoat with a check pattern, and leather riding-gaiters--and no stranger could have failed to mistake Mr. Vimpany for a farmer of the old school.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VIMPANY (of the College of Surgeons) was a burly man, heavily built from head to foot.
VIMPANY
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From this reading VIMPANY (of the College of Surgeons) was a burly man, heavily built from head to foot.
waistcoat
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From this reading Add to this a broad sunburnt face, and a grey coat with wide tails, a waistcoat with a check pattern, and leather riding-gaiters--and no stranger could have failed to mistake Mr. Vimpany for a farmer of the old school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VIMPANY (of the College of Surgeons) was a burly man, heavily built from head to foot.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
whiskers
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From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
wide
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His bold round eyes looked straight at his fellow-creatures with an expression of impudent good humour; his whiskers were bushy, his hands were big, his lips were thick, his legs were solid.
