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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 Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
accustomed
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From this reading He did not look like the gentlemen she was accustomed to.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
browned
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
climes
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
clouds
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
dark
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not look like the gentlemen she was accustomed to.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading When he heard her name, he took off his hat, and stood uncovered during the interview.
eyes
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
face
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
faintly
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
Fernely
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From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
firm
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not look like the gentlemen she was accustomed to.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
hat
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From this reading When he heard her name, he took off his hat, and stood uncovered during the interview.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not look like the gentlemen she was accustomed to.
heard
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From this reading When he heard her name, he took off his hat, and stood uncovered during the interview.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he heard her name, he took off his hat, and stood uncovered during the interview.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he heard her name, he took off his hat, and stood uncovered during the interview.
hour
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
Hugh
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From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
imprecation
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From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
interview
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From this reading When he heard her name, he took off his hat, and stood uncovered during the interview.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
letter
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From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
light
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
like
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From this reading He did not look like the gentlemen she was accustomed to.
Lillian
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
Lillian's
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From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
lips
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not look like the gentlemen she was accustomed to.
man
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
mass
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
moon
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he heard her name, he took off his hat, and stood uncovered during the interview.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not look like the gentlemen she was accustomed to.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
off
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From this reading When he heard her name, he took off his hat, and stood uncovered during the interview.
out
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
polite
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From this reading He was polite and respectful.
read
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From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
respectful
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From this reading He was polite and respectful.
sadness
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
saw
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not look like the gentlemen she was accustomed to.
shone
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he heard her name, he took off his hat, and stood uncovered during the interview.
struggling
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
sun
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
tall
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not look like the gentlemen she was accustomed to.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
uncovered
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From this reading When he heard her name, he took off his hat, and stood uncovered during the interview.
warm
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not look like the gentlemen she was accustomed to.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he heard her name, he took off his hat, and stood uncovered during the interview.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
wistful
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From this reading The moon, which had been struggling for the last hour with a mass of clouds, shone out faintly; by its light Lillian saw a tall man with a dark, handsome face browned with the sun of warm climes, dark eyes that had in them a wistful sadness, and firm lips.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hugh Fernely took the letter from Lillian's hands, and read it with a muttered imprecation of disappointment.
