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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 tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Oh, I've met you before," said Marjorie politely to the man who had opened it.
behold
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From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
characterized
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From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
clad
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From this reading And the fact that he was clad in a flannel shirt and very disreputable overalls did not make him the less distinctively gentle-bred.
danced
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From this reading She had danced with him the night before, and it was pleasant to find that she had not to deal entirely with strangers.
deal
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From this reading She had danced with him the night before, and it was pleasant to find that she had not to deal entirely with strangers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And the fact that he was clad in a flannel shirt and very disreputable overalls did not make him the less distinctively gentle-bred.
disreputable
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From this reading And the fact that he was clad in a flannel shirt and very disreputable overalls did not make him the less distinctively gentle-bred.
distinctively
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From this reading And the fact that he was clad in a flannel shirt and very disreputable overalls did not make him the less distinctively gentle-bred.
door
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From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
Englishman
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From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
entered
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From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had danced with him the night before, and it was pleasant to find that she had not to deal entirely with strangers.
exciting
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From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
face
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From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
fact
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From this reading And the fact that he was clad in a flannel shirt and very disreputable overalls did not make him the less distinctively gentle-bred.
find
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From this reading She had danced with him the night before, and it was pleasant to find that she had not to deal entirely with strangers.
flannel
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From this reading And the fact that he was clad in a flannel shirt and very disreputable overalls did not make him the less distinctively gentle-bred.
flew
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From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
gentle-bred
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From this reading And the fact that he was clad in a flannel shirt and very disreputable overalls did not make him the less distinctively gentle-bred.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh, I've met you before," said Marjorie politely to the man who had opened it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had danced with him the night before, and it was pleasant to find that she had not to deal entirely with strangers.
I've
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From this reading "Oh, I've met you before," said Marjorie politely to the man who had opened it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the fact that he was clad in a flannel shirt and very disreputable overalls did not make him the less distinctively gentle-bred.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I've met you before," said Marjorie politely to the man who had opened it.
less
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From this reading And the fact that he was clad in a flannel shirt and very disreputable overalls did not make him the less distinctively gentle-bred.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the fact that he was clad in a flannel shirt and very disreputable overalls did not make him the less distinctively gentle-bred.
man
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From this reading "Oh, I've met you before," said Marjorie politely to the man who had opened it.
Marjorie
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From this reading "Oh, I've met you before," said Marjorie politely to the man who had opened it.
met
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From this reading "Oh, I've met you before," said Marjorie politely to the man who had opened it.
middle-aged
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From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
motherly
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From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
night
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From this reading She had danced with him the night before, and it was pleasant to find that she had not to deal entirely with strangers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had danced with him the night before, and it was pleasant to find that she had not to deal entirely with strangers.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I've met you before," said Marjorie politely to the man who had opened it.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
opened
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From this reading "Oh, I've met you before," said Marjorie politely to the man who had opened it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
overalls
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From this reading And the fact that he was clad in a flannel shirt and very disreputable overalls did not make him the less distinctively gentle-bred.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had danced with him the night before, and it was pleasant to find that she had not to deal entirely with strangers.
plump
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From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
politely
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From this reading "Oh, I've met you before," said Marjorie politely to the man who had opened it.
said
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From this reading "Oh, I've met you before," said Marjorie politely to the man who had opened it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had danced with him the night before, and it was pleasant to find that she had not to deal entirely with strangers.
shirt
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From this reading And the fact that he was clad in a flannel shirt and very disreputable overalls did not make him the less distinctively gentle-bred.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
strangers
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From this reading She had danced with him the night before, and it was pleasant to find that she had not to deal entirely with strangers.
surprising
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From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
tanned
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From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had danced with him the night before, and it was pleasant to find that she had not to deal entirely with strangers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
There
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From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
tired-looking
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From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
two
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From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
very
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From this reading And the fact that he was clad in a flannel shirt and very disreputable overalls did not make him the less distinctively gentle-bred.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was nothing surprising or exciting to behold when the door flew open, and the two entered.
whimsical
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From this reading He was a tired-looking, middle-aged Englishman, with a tanned, plump face that had something whimsical and what Marjorie characterized to herself as motherly about it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Oh, I've met you before," said Marjorie politely to the man who had opened it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had danced with him the night before, and it was pleasant to find that she had not to deal entirely with strangers.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, I've met you before," said Marjorie politely to the man who had opened it.
