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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 A SHARP COLLOQUY.
aids
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From this reading A singularly sullen mouth aids the effect of his vivid eyes, in making this young Jew's face ominous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
black
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
characterise
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
chuckling
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
COLLOQUY
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From this reading A SHARP COLLOQUY.
Dick
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From this reading "Young Dick Harden's 'ere," said Mr. Levi.
effect
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From this reading A singularly sullen mouth aids the effect of his vivid eyes, in making this young Jew's face ominous.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading "Young Dick Harden's 'ere," said Mr. Levi.
eyes
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
face
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
fellow
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
fleshy
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
gaudily
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
good-humour
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
got
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
grinning
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
Harden's
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From this reading "Young Dick Harden's 'ere," said Mr. Levi.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
Hebrew
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
ill-looking
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
Jew's
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From this reading A singularly sullen mouth aids the effect of his vivid eyes, in making this young Jew's face ominous.
Levi
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From this reading "Young Dick Harden's 'ere," said Mr. Levi.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
loud
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
lowering
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
making
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From this reading A singularly sullen mouth aids the effect of his vivid eyes, in making this young Jew's face ominous.
mouth
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From this reading A singularly sullen mouth aids the effect of his vivid eyes, in making this young Jew's face ominous.
Mr
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From this reading "Young Dick Harden's 'ere," said Mr. Levi.
near
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
nose
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
now
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A singularly sullen mouth aids the effect of his vivid eyes, in making this young Jew's face ominous.
ominous
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From this reading A singularly sullen mouth aids the effect of his vivid eyes, in making this young Jew's face ominous.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
pockets
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
powerful
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
race
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
red
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
sable-haired
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
said
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From this reading "Young Dick Harden's 'ere," said Mr. Levi.
sallow
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
SHARP
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From this reading A SHARP COLLOQUY.
singularly
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From this reading A singularly sullen mouth aids the effect of his vivid eyes, in making this young Jew's face ominous.
stand
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
sullen
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From this reading A singularly sullen mouth aids the effect of his vivid eyes, in making this young Jew's face ominous.
talking
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
tall
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A singularly sullen mouth aids the effect of his vivid eyes, in making this young Jew's face ominous.
tint
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
up
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
very
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
vivid
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From this reading A singularly sullen mouth aids the effect of his vivid eyes, in making this young Jew's face ominous.
weighing
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From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily--a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking.
young
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From this reading He is now grinning and chuckling with his hands in his pockets, and talking with a little Hebrew, young, sable-haired, with the sallow tint, great black eyes, and fleshy nose that characterise his race.
