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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 Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
admitted
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From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
all
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From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
beat
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From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
Beck
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From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
breakfasted
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
call
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
civility
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
close
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From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
countenance
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
deeply
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From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
dry
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From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
enough
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From this reading The poor sweeper’s tale, extricated from its peculiar phraseology, was simple enough, and soon told.
extricated
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From this reading The poor sweeper’s tale, extricated from its peculiar phraseology, was simple enough, and soon told.
eyebrows
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
Farren's
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From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
few
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
folk
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From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The poor sweeper’s tale, extricated from its peculiar phraseology, was simple enough, and soon told.
got
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
gray
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From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
hair
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From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
hour
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
house
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From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
informed
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor sweeper’s tale, extricated from its peculiar phraseology, was simple enough, and soon told.
John
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
lateness
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
lines
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From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
made
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
man
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From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
more
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From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
much
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From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
now
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From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
observer
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From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
old
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From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
painfully
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
peculiar
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From this reading The poor sweeper’s tale, extricated from its peculiar phraseology, was simple enough, and soon told.
Percival
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
Percival's
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
person
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
phraseology
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From this reading The poor sweeper’s tale, extricated from its peculiar phraseology, was simple enough, and soon told.
ploughed
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From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor sweeper’s tale, extricated from its peculiar phraseology, was simple enough, and soon told.
ragged
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
raised
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
ravages
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
recognize
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From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
servant
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From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
show
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
simple
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From this reading The poor sweeper’s tale, extricated from its peculiar phraseology, was simple enough, and soon told.
skill
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From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
soon
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From this reading The poor sweeper’s tale, extricated from its peculiar phraseology, was simple enough, and soon told.
sort
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
sown
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From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
St
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
supercilious
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
surprise
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
sweeper's
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
tale
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From this reading The poor sweeper’s tale, extricated from its peculiar phraseology, was simple enough, and soon told.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
thinner
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From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
too
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
trim
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From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
uncommon
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
up
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
ushered
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
valet
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From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though Beck had been at the house before, and the valet had admitted him, so much thinner, so much more ragged was he now, that the trim servant--no close observer of such folk--did not recognize him.
weeks
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
well-bred
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From this reading However, at Percival’s order, too well-bred to show surprise, he ushered Beck up with much civility; and St. John was painfully struck with the ravages a few weeks had made upon the sweeper’s countenance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lines were so deeply ploughed, the dry hair looked so thin, and was so sown with gray that Beck might have beat all Farren’s skill in the part of an old man.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Despite the lateness of the hour before he got to rest, Percival had already breakfasted, when his valet informed him, with raised, supercilious eyebrows, that an uncommon ragged sort of a person insisted that he had been told to call.
