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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 Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
all
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From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
aquiline
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
articulation
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
bald
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
bonnes
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From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
compressed
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
curiously
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From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
days
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From this reading Such was my father’s exterior from the days of my earliest recollection.
defective
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
desired
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From this reading Especially did it please those whom he desired to please.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Especially did it please those whom he desired to please.
earliest
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From this reading Such was my father’s exterior from the days of my earliest recollection.
Especially
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From this reading Especially did it please those whom he desired to please.
exterior
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From this reading Such was my father’s exterior from the days of my earliest recollection.
eyes
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
father's
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From this reading Such was my father’s exterior from the days of my earliest recollection.
figure
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From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
fortunes
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From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such was my father’s exterior from the days of my earliest recollection.
gait
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From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
habit
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From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
head
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
hitching
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From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
imposing
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From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
irregular
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
large
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
lips
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
lisping
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
made
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From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
man
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From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
mincing
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From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Such was my father’s exterior from the days of my earliest recollection.
nose
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
oddly
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
only
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From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
people
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From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
perpetually
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
pleasantly
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
please
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From this reading Especially did it please those whom he desired to please.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
quick
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From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
ranks
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From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
rather
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
recollection
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From this reading Such was my father’s exterior from the days of my earliest recollection.
shoulders
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From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
slightly
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
small
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
stations
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From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
success
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From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was my father’s exterior from the days of my earliest recollection.
Tall
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From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such was my father’s exterior from the days of my earliest recollection.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Especially did it please those whom he desired to please.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Especially did it please those whom he desired to please.
twinkling
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From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
walked
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From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was my father’s exterior from the days of my earliest recollection.
well
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From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were small and perpetually twinkling, his nose large and aquiline, his lips irregular and rather oddly (though pleasantly) compressed, his articulation slightly defective and lisping, and his head quite bald.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was an exterior which not only brought him success and made him a man a bonnes fortunes but one which pleased people of all ranks and stations.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Especially did it please those whom he desired to please.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tall and of imposing figure, he walked with a curiously quick, mincing gait, as well as had a habit of hitching one of his shoulders.
