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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
any
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From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It would seem--to look at the man as he sat there--that he had grown old before his time.
attractive
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It would seem--to look at the man as he sat there--that he had grown old before his time.
bore
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
brow
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
cased
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From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
defaced
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
dissipation
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
Earl
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From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
easy-chair
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From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
expansive
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
face
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
feet
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From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
folds
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From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
gout
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From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
gray
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
grown
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From this reading It would seem--to look at the man as he sat there--that he had grown old before his time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would seem--to look at the man as he sat there--that he had grown old before his time.
hair
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would seem--to look at the man as he sat there--that he had grown old before his time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
ISABEL
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From this reading THE LADY ISABEL.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
LADY
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From this reading THE LADY ISABEL.
library
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From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
linen
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From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
man
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From this reading It would seem--to look at the man as he sat there--that he had grown old before his time.
Mount
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From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
old
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From this reading It would seem--to look at the man as he sat there--that he had grown old before his time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
once
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
ottoman
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From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
pale
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
premature
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
rested
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From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
sat
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From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
seem
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From this reading It would seem--to look at the man as he sat there--that he had grown old before his time.
Severn
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From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
smoothness
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
soft
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From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
spacious
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From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
speaking
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From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
spoke
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From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would seem--to look at the man as he sat there--that he had grown old before his time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY ISABEL.
there
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From this reading It would seem--to look at the man as he sat there--that he had grown old before his time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would seem--to look at the man as he sat there--that he had grown old before his time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would seem--to look at the man as he sat there--that he had grown old before his time.
town-house
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From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
unmistakable
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
velvet
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From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
William
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From this reading In an easy-chair of the spacious and handsome library of his town-house, sat William, Earl of Mount Severn.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would seem--to look at the man as he sat there--that he had grown old before his time.
wrinkles
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From this reading His hair was gray, the smoothness of his expansive brow was defaced by premature wrinkles, and his once attractive face bore the pale, unmistakable look of dissipation.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading One of his feet was cased in folds of linen, as it rested on the soft velvet ottoman, speaking of gout as plainly as any foot ever spoke yet.
