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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 expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
acquired
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
Angostura
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
Assistant
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From this reading "I say, Mr. Assistant, wake up."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
bar
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
bedroom
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
better
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
bitters
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
blinked
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From this reading Carter woke, and blinked at the glare of Mr. Smith's eyeglass.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
carefully
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
Carter
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From this reading Carter woke, and blinked at the glare of Mr. Smith's eyeglass.
Carter's
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
case
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
chair
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
champagne
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
diagnosed
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From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
dining
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From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
down
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
eased
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
expert
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From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
expertness
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
eyeglass
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From this reading Carter woke, and blinked at the glare of Mr. Smith's eyeglass.
factory
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
generously
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
German
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carter woke, and blinked at the glare of Mr. Smith's eyeglass.
guessed
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
hardly
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, Mr. Assistant, wake up."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
KING
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From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
knees
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
laced
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
lamp
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
limped
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
Malla-Nulla
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
mosquito
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
Mr
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From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
near
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
put
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
pyjamas
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
ROADS
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From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
sat
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
say
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From this reading "I say, Mr. Assistant, wake up."
shrunk
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
Smith
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From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
Smith's
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From this reading Carter woke, and blinked at the glare of Mr. Smith's eyeglass.
speech
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From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
STOPPEDnounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
table
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
unsteady
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From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
up
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
very
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From this reading He limped into Carter's bedroom, put his lamp down on the table, sat on the chair beside the mosquito bar, and very carefully eased up the knees of his shrunk pyjamas.
wake
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From this reading "I say, Mr. Assistant, wake up."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE KING WHO STOPPED THE ROADS Mr. Smith was unsteady neither of speech nor foot, but an expert could have diagnosed that he had been dining.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
woke
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From this reading Carter woke, and blinked at the glare of Mr. Smith's eyeglass.
worse
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From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The expert, however, unless he had acquired his expertness near Malla-Nulla factory, would hardly have guessed that Mr. Smith was the better (or worse) for at least half a case of German champagne, generously laced with Angostura bitters.
