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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 He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
advanced
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From this reading He advanced towards her with a laugh and an outstretched hand.
alarm
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From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading His dress was superior to that of the locality; his general expression that of a man of the world, albeit a world of San Francisco, Sacramento, and Murderer's Bar.
always
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He advanced towards her with a laugh and an outstretched hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
Bar
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From this reading His dress was superior to that of the locality; his general expression that of a man of the world, albeit a world of San Francisco, Sacramento, and Murderer's Bar.
beard
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
blowing
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From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
blue
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
built
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
bulk
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
closely
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
cropped
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
dress
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From this reading His dress was superior to that of the locality; his general expression that of a man of the world, albeit a world of San Francisco, Sacramento, and Murderer's Bar.
energy
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
expression
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From this reading His dress was superior to that of the locality; his general expression that of a man of the world, albeit a world of San Francisco, Sacramento, and Murderer's Bar.
eyes
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
feet
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
fellowship
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
Francisco
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From this reading His dress was superior to that of the locality; his general expression that of a man of the world, albeit a world of San Francisco, Sacramento, and Murderer's Bar.
general
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From this reading His dress was superior to that of the locality; his general expression that of a man of the world, albeit a world of San Francisco, Sacramento, and Murderer's Bar.
good-humor
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
half-cynical
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
hand
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From this reading He advanced towards her with a laugh and an outstretched hand.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
height
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
impeded
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
kept
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
laugh
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From this reading He advanced towards her with a laugh and an outstretched hand.
lisped
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
locality
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From this reading His dress was superior to that of the locality; his general expression that of a man of the world, albeit a world of San Francisco, Sacramento, and Murderer's Bar.
man
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
moustache
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
mouth
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
Murderer's
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From this reading His dress was superior to that of the locality; his general expression that of a man of the world, albeit a world of San Francisco, Sacramento, and Murderer's Bar.
nearly
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From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
outstretched
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From this reading He advanced towards her with a laugh and an outstretched hand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
perpetual
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
rather
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
reserved
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
roundness
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
Sacramento
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From this reading His dress was superior to that of the locality; his general expression that of a man of the world, albeit a world of San Francisco, Sacramento, and Murderer's Bar.
San
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From this reading His dress was superior to that of the locality; his general expression that of a man of the world, albeit a world of San Francisco, Sacramento, and Murderer's Bar.
six
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
slight
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
small
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
smile
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
stranger
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From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
strongly
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
suggested
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
superior
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From this reading His dress was superior to that of the locality; his general expression that of a man of the world, albeit a world of San Francisco, Sacramento, and Murderer's Bar.
tendency
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From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
Teresa
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From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
thick
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From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His thick beard and moustache were closely cropped around a small and handsome mouth that lisped except when he was excited, but always kept fellowship with his blue eyes in a perpetual smile of half-cynical good-humor.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was blowing towards the stranger, so that he was nearly upon her when Teresa first took the alarm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a man over six feet in height, strongly built, with a slight tendency to a roundness of bulk which suggested reserved rather than impeded energy.
world
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From this reading His dress was superior to that of the locality; his general expression that of a man of the world, albeit a world of San Francisco, Sacramento, and Murderer's Bar.
