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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 AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was an air of profound dejection about the boy's listless attitude and in the drooping tearless eyes.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The boy--if Kenelm's travelling companion is still to be so designated--was leaning against the mantelpiece as Kenelm re-entered the dining-room.
air
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From this reading There was an air of profound dejection about the boy's listless attitude and in the drooping tearless eyes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an air of profound dejection about the boy's listless attitude and in the drooping tearless eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was an air of profound dejection about the boy's listless attitude and in the drooping tearless eyes.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
attitude
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From this reading There was an air of profound dejection about the boy's listless attitude and in the drooping tearless eyes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I suspect he has been scolded."
boy
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From this reading The boy--if Kenelm's travelling companion is still to be so designated--was leaning against the mantelpiece as Kenelm re-entered the dining-room.
boy's
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From this reading There was an air of profound dejection about the boy's listless attitude and in the drooping tearless eyes.
brushed
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
cloak
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
companion
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From this reading The boy--if Kenelm's travelling companion is still to be so designated--was leaning against the mantelpiece as Kenelm re-entered the dining-room.
dejection
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From this reading There was an air of profound dejection about the boy's listless attitude and in the drooping tearless eyes.
designated
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From this reading The boy--if Kenelm's travelling companion is still to be so designated--was leaning against the mantelpiece as Kenelm re-entered the dining-room.
dignified
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
dining-room
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From this reading The boy--if Kenelm's travelling companion is still to be so designated--was leaning against the mantelpiece as Kenelm re-entered the dining-room.
don't
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From this reading "Hem!" muttered Kenelm, "I don't think there is much triumph in that face.
dressed
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
drooping
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From this reading There was an air of profound dejection about the boy's listless attitude and in the drooping tearless eyes.
edifice
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
eyes
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From this reading There was an air of profound dejection about the boy's listless attitude and in the drooping tearless eyes.
face
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From this reading "Hem!" muttered Kenelm, "I don't think there is much triumph in that face.
fast
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
figure
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suspect he has been scolded."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I suspect he has been scolded."
Hem
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From this reading "Hem!" muttered Kenelm, "I don't think there is much triumph in that face.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
Hotel
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
hurriedly
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Hem!" muttered Kenelm, "I don't think there is much triumph in that face.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The boy--if Kenelm's travelling companion is still to be so designated--was leaning against the mantelpiece as Kenelm re-entered the dining-room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hem!" muttered Kenelm, "I don't think there is much triumph in that face.
Kenelm
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
Kenelm's
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From this reading The boy--if Kenelm's travelling companion is still to be so designated--was leaning against the mantelpiece as Kenelm re-entered the dining-room.
leaning
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From this reading The boy--if Kenelm's travelling companion is still to be so designated--was leaning against the mantelpiece as Kenelm re-entered the dining-room.
listless
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From this reading There was an air of profound dejection about the boy's listless attitude and in the drooping tearless eyes.
mantelpiece
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From this reading The boy--if Kenelm's travelling companion is still to be so designated--was leaning against the mantelpiece as Kenelm re-entered the dining-room.
much
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From this reading "Hem!" muttered Kenelm, "I don't think there is much triumph in that face.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "Hem!" muttered Kenelm, "I don't think there is much triumph in that face.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
picturesquely
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
profound
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From this reading There was an air of profound dejection about the boy's listless attitude and in the drooping tearless eyes.
re-entered
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From this reading The boy--if Kenelm's travelling companion is still to be so designated--was leaning against the mantelpiece as Kenelm re-entered the dining-room.
regained
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
scolded
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From this reading I suspect he has been scolded."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
Spanish
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy--if Kenelm's travelling companion is still to be so designated--was leaning against the mantelpiece as Kenelm re-entered the dining-room.
street
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
suspect
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From this reading I suspect he has been scolded."
tearless
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From this reading There was an air of profound dejection about the boy's listless attitude and in the drooping tearless eyes.
Temperance
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Hem!" muttered Kenelm, "I don't think there is much triumph in that face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
there
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From this reading "Hem!" muttered Kenelm, "I don't think there is much triumph in that face.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hem!" muttered Kenelm, "I don't think there is much triumph in that face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
tragedian
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
travelling
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From this reading The boy--if Kenelm's travelling companion is still to be so designated--was leaning against the mantelpiece as Kenelm re-entered the dining-room.
triumph
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From this reading "Hem!" muttered Kenelm, "I don't think there is much triumph in that face.
unrecognized
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From this reading AS Kenelm regained the street dignified by the edifice of the Temperance Hotel, a figure, dressed picturesquely in a Spanish cloak, brushed hurriedly by him, but not so fast as to be unrecognized as the tragedian.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy--if Kenelm's travelling companion is still to be so designated--was leaning against the mantelpiece as Kenelm re-entered the dining-room.
