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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 All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
aim
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
alacrity
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
All
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From this reading All next morning Holdsworth kept watch for Dolly and his child, but did not see them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FATHER AND CHILD.
attention
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From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
brass
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
brief
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From this reading The glimpse he obtained, however, was very brief.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All next morning Holdsworth kept watch for Dolly and his child, but did not see them.
CHILD
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From this reading FATHER AND CHILD.
cloth
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From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
Conway
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From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading All next morning Holdsworth kept watch for Dolly and his child, but did not see them.
dinner
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From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
directed
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From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
disordered
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
Dolly
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From this reading All next morning Holdsworth kept watch for Dolly and his child, but did not see them.
FATHER
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From this reading FATHER AND CHILD.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All next morning Holdsworth kept watch for Dolly and his child, but did not see them.
gate
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
glimpse
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From this reading The glimpse he obtained, however, was very brief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
happened
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From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
hat
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The glimpse he obtained, however, was very brief.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All next morning Holdsworth kept watch for Dolly and his child, but did not see them.
Holdsworth
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From this reading All next morning Holdsworth kept watch for Dolly and his child, but did not see them.
Holdsworth's
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From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The glimpse he obtained, however, was very brief.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
kept
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From this reading All next morning Holdsworth kept watch for Dolly and his child, but did not see them.
laying
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From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
legs
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All next morning Holdsworth kept watch for Dolly and his child, but did not see them.
Mr
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From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
Mrs
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From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All next morning Holdsworth kept watch for Dolly and his child, but did not see them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All next morning Holdsworth kept watch for Dolly and his child, but did not see them.
obtained
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From this reading The glimpse he obtained, however, was very brief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
painfully
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
Parrot
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From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
plate
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
rather
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
room
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From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
sandy-whiskered
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
saw
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
see
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From this reading All next morning Holdsworth kept watch for Dolly and his child, but did not see them.
suggestive
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All next morning Holdsworth kept watch for Dolly and his child, but did not see them.
tilted
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
uncertain
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
vanish
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
very
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From this reading The glimpse he obtained, however, was very brief.
vision
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From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The glimpse he obtained, however, was very brief.
watch
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From this reading All next morning Holdsworth kept watch for Dolly and his child, but did not see them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All that he saw was a sandy-whiskered gentleman, with a tilted hat, aim with rather uncertain legs for the gate with the brass plate upon it, and vanish with an alacrity that was painfully suggestive of a disordered vision.
woman
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From this reading But Mr. Conway had passed when Mrs. Parrot happened to be in the room laying the cloth for dinner, and the woman had directed Holdsworth’s attention to him.
