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JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard. He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe. The porter looked at the man with his white, stubby beard critically. "Trying to get a job, mate?" he asked. "Why, yes," said the man.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Trying to get a job, mate?" he asked.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The porter looked at the man with his white, stubby beard critically.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Trying to get a job, mate?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
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From this reading He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe.
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From this reading The porter looked at the man with his white, stubby beard critically.
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From this reading He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The porter looked at the man with his white, stubby beard critically.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Trying to get a job, mate?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The porter looked at the man with his white, stubby beard critically.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Trying to get a job, mate?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The porter looked at the man with his white, stubby beard critically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Trying to get a job, mate?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, yes," said the man.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The porter looked at the man with his white, stubby beard critically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He carried a lot of carpenter's tools in a straw bag and smoked a short clay pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Trying to get a job, mate?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK O' JUDGMENT REVEALED A stoutish, grey-haired man descended from a third-class carriage at Chatham Station and inquired of a porter the way to the dockyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The porter looked at the man with his white, stubby beard critically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, yes," said the man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The porter looked at the man with his white, stubby beard critically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, yes," said the man.
