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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 If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
always
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
attendance
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From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
attitude
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
Blumenthal
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From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
Bowery
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
Brighton
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
brother
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
called
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
colonel
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From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
colonel's
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From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
delightful
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
Dene
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
difficulties
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From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
ease
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From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
eyeglass
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
familiarity
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
fraternal
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
GentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
Gethryn
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From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
gleam
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
grave
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
gruesome
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rex had never taken Mr Blumenthal so seriously.
harmonize
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
head
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
house
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
ideal
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From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
Jaegers
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
ladies
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From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
maids
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
manner
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
many
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From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
met
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From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
moments
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
Mr
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From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
Mrs
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
observing
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
patronage
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
politeness
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
return
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From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
Rex
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From this reading Rex had never taken Mr Blumenthal so seriously.
Ruth
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
seriously
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From this reading Rex had never taken Mr Blumenthal so seriously.
single
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Rex had never taken Mr Blumenthal so seriously.
social
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From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
some
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
spoke
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
taken
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From this reading Rex had never taken Mr Blumenthal so seriously.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
there
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
trim
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
unaccompanied
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From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
usually
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From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
voice
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
warrior's
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From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
way
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From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
West
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From this reading He called him “Our Bowery brother,” and “the Gentleman from West Brighton,” and he passed some delightful moments in observing his gruesome familiarity with the maids, his patronage of the grave Jaegers, and his fraternal attitude toward the head of the house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After the colonel’s return, Mr Blumenthal found many difficulties in the way of that social ease which was his ideal.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If he spoke to Mrs Dene, or Ruth, it was always the colonel who answered, and there was a gleam in that trim warrior’s single eyeglass which did not harmonize with the grave politeness of his voice and manner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ladies were never to be met with unaccompanied by the colonel or Gethryn; usually both were in attendance.
