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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 The Count de Brensault was a small man, with a large pale face.
age
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From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
any
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From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
arranged
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From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
athletic
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From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
bags
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From this reading There were puffy little bags under his eyes, from which the colour had departed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
Brensault
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From this reading The Count de Brensault was a small man, with a large pale face.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jeanne, who sat by his side at dinner-time, found herself looking at him more than once in a sort of fascinated wonder.
cautious
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From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
colour
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From this reading There were puffy little bags under his eyes, from which the colour had departed.
constant
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From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
Count
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From this reading The Count de Brensault was a small man, with a large pale face.
de
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From this reading The Count de Brensault was a small man, with a large pale face.
departed
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From this reading There were puffy little bags under his eyes, from which the colour had departed.
devotee
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From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
dinner-time
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From this reading Jeanne, who sat by his side at dinner-time, found herself looking at him more than once in a sort of fascinated wonder.
dissipation
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From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
dozen
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From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
eyes
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From this reading There were puffy little bags under his eyes, from which the colour had departed.
face
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From this reading The Count de Brensault was a small man, with a large pale face.
fascinated
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From this reading Jeanne, who sat by his side at dinner-time, found herself looking at him more than once in a sort of fascinated wonder.
figure
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From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
form
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From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jeanne, who sat by his side at dinner-time, found herself looking at him more than once in a sort of fascinated wonder.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were puffy little bags under his eyes, from which the colour had departed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were puffy little bags under his eyes, from which the colour had departed.
hair
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From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jeanne, who sat by his side at dinner-time, found herself looking at him more than once in a sort of fascinated wonder.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jeanne, who sat by his side at dinner-time, found herself looking at him more than once in a sort of fascinated wonder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There were puffy little bags under his eyes, from which the colour had departed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
Jeanne
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From this reading Jeanne, who sat by his side at dinner-time, found herself looking at him more than once in a sort of fascinated wonder.
known
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From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
large
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From this reading The Count de Brensault was a small man, with a large pale face.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were puffy little bags under his eyes, from which the colour had departed.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
looking
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From this reading Jeanne, who sat by his side at dinner-time, found herself looking at him more than once in a sort of fascinated wonder.
lumpiness
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From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
man
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From this reading The Count de Brensault was a small man, with a large pale face.
more
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From this reading Jeanne, who sat by his side at dinner-time, found herself looking at him more than once in a sort of fascinated wonder.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
older
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From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
once
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From this reading Jeanne, who sat by his side at dinner-time, found herself looking at him more than once in a sort of fascinated wonder.
pale
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From this reading The Count de Brensault was a small man, with a large pale face.
puffy
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From this reading There were puffy little bags under his eyes, from which the colour had departed.
reality
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From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
sat
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From this reading Jeanne, who sat by his side at dinner-time, found herself looking at him more than once in a sort of fascinated wonder.
side
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From this reading Jeanne, who sat by his side at dinner-time, found herself looking at him more than once in a sort of fascinated wonder.
skilfully
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From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
small
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From this reading The Count de Brensault was a small man, with a large pale face.
sort
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From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
ten
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From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Count de Brensault was a small man, with a large pale face.
There
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From this reading There were puffy little bags under his eyes, from which the colour had departed.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
thirty-five
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From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
top
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From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
training
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From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There were puffy little bags under his eyes, from which the colour had departed.
very
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From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Count de Brensault was a small man, with a large pale face.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were puffy little bags under his eyes, from which the colour had departed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were puffy little bags under his eyes, from which the colour had departed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His hair, though skilfully arranged, was very thin at the top, and his figure had the lumpiness of the man who has never known any sort of athletic training.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Count de Brensault was a small man, with a large pale face.
wonder
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From this reading Jeanne, who sat by his side at dinner-time, found herself looking at him more than once in a sort of fascinated wonder.
years
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From this reading He looked a dozen years older than his age, which was in reality thirty-five, and for the last ten years he had been a constant though cautious devotee of every form of dissipation.
