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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 PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
acquired
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
actually
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From this reading He decided that of course they could not have been taken into the secret, and actually believed him to belong to their father's family.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
all
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
also
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
amusing
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
any
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
appreciate
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
arrived
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
authority
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
bed
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He decided that of course they could not have been taken into the secret, and actually believed him to belong to their father's family.
believed
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From this reading He decided that of course they could not have been taken into the secret, and actually believed him to belong to their father's family.
belong
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From this reading He decided that of course they could not have been taken into the secret, and actually believed him to belong to their father's family.
bewitching
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From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
bobbed
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
boy
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From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
business
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
Casper
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
Charleston
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
children
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
clear
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
considered
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He decided that of course they could not have been taken into the secret, and actually believed him to belong to their father's family.
cousin
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
decided
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From this reading He decided that of course they could not have been taken into the secret, and actually believed him to belong to their father's family.
delightful
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
delights
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
enough
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
enter
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
evidently
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
executive
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
expressing
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
eye
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
eyes
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From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
face
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From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
FACTS
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
family
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From this reading He decided that of course they could not have been taken into the secret, and actually believed him to belong to their father's family.
father's
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From this reading He decided that of course they could not have been taken into the secret, and actually believed him to belong to their father's family.
favorable
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
fellow
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
firm
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
gave
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
general
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
genial
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
glance
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
going
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
Government
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
hand
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
handclasp
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
hardly
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From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
heart
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
Herriott
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
home
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
husband
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
impression
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He decided that of course they could not have been taken into the secret, and actually believed him to belong to their father's family.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
Jack
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
jaw
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
just
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
keen
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
kind
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
lady
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
latter
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From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
made
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
man
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
marks
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
meet
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
miss
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From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
Mr
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
new
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
newly
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He decided that of course they could not have been taken into the secret, and actually believed him to belong to their father's family.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
off
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From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
out
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
own
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
parents
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
perhaps
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From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
picked
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
PICKING
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
placed
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
port
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
position
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
possessing
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
present
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
presently
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
pretty
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From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
rather
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
relation
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
relative
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
sat
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
second
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He decided that of course they could not have been taken into the secret, and actually believed him to belong to their father's family.
see
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
seven
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From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
signify
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
six
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From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
sky
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
smile
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
some
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
soon
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
taken
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From this reading He decided that of course they could not have been taken into the secret, and actually believed him to belong to their father's family.
talked
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
ten
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From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He decided that of course they could not have been taken into the secret, and actually believed him to belong to their father's family.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He decided that of course they could not have been taken into the secret, and actually believed him to belong to their father's family.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
thus
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
too
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
topics
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
type
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
UP
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
very
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
warm
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From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These latter were a boy of about ten and a delightful little miss of perhaps six or seven, so pretty that Jack could hardly take his eyes off her bewitching face.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
wise
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
wish
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
worth-while
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading PICKING UP FACTS When Jack found himself shaking hands with his newly acquired "second cousin" one keen glance seemed quite enough to tell him Mr. Casper Herriott was a man after his own heart--genial, with a warm handclasp, yet possessing a firm jaw, a keen eye, and all the marks to signify that the Government had picked out the right type of business executive when he was placed in his present position of authority at the port of Charleston.
young
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From this reading So, too, did he appreciate the delightful lady who gave him her hand and a wise smile, as though she considered it rather amusing to thus meet a relative of her husband who had bobbed up out of a clear sky, and seemed to be such a worth-while young fellow, just the kind any lady delights to have enter her home, and meet her children.
youngsters
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From this reading For some little time they sat and talked on general topics; the children presently going to bed as though their time had arrived; also expressing the wish that they would see the new relation again very soon--evidently Jack had made as favorable an impression on the youngsters as upon their parents.
