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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 There never had been such a wonderful man as Mr. Stein.
adventures
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
all
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been kept to dinner and for the night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There never had been such a wonderful man as Mr. Stein.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been kept to dinner and for the night.
big
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
called
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
chap
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
chasing
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
Cornelius
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
country
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘He did not return till next morning.
dinner
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From this reading He had been kept to dinner and for the night.
Doramin
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
down
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
drop
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
elation
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
exhibited
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
explained
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
faint
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been kept to dinner and for the night.
friend
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
get
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great delight or happiness
From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
going
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been kept to dinner and for the night.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘He did not return till next morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
introduction
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
Johnnie
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
kept
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From this reading He had been kept to dinner and for the night.
letter
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
man
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From this reading There never had been such a wonderful man as Mr. Stein.
men
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
momentary
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘He did not return till next morning.
Mr
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From this reading There never had been such a wonderful man as Mr. Stein.
natives
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There never had been such a wonderful man as Mr. Stein.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘He did not return till next morning.
night
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From this reading He had been kept to dinner and for the night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘He did not return till next morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
old
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
out
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
pocket
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
pot
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
principal
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
return
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From this reading ‘He did not return till next morning.
ring
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
sack
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
showing
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
silver
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
Stein
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From this reading There never had been such a wonderful man as Mr. Stein.
Stein's
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From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There never had been such a wonderful man as Mr. Stein.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been kept to dinner and for the night.
There
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From this reading There never had been such a wonderful man as Mr. Stein.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading ‘He did not return till next morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been kept to dinner and for the night.
traces
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
use
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
very
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘This was his introduction to an old chap called Doramin--one of the principal men out there--a big pot--who had been Mr. Stein’s friend in that country where he had all these adventures.
who's
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From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There never had been such a wonderful man as Mr. Stein.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He had in his pocket a letter for Cornelius (“the Johnnie who’s going to get the sack,” he explained, with a momentary drop in his elation), and he exhibited with glee a silver ring, such as natives use, worn down very thin and showing faint traces of chasing.
