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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 This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door was thrown wide open, and Atlung came lounging in.
arm
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From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His superb teeth glittered between the full, short lips, as he exclaimed: "Is that you!"
Atlung
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From this reading The door was thrown wide open, and Atlung came lounging in.
bearing
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading His superb teeth glittered between the full, short lips, as he exclaimed: "Is that you!"
blinked
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From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
bore
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
broadened
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From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
came
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From this reading The door was thrown wide open, and Atlung came lounging in.
capacious
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
clothes
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
door
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From this reading The door was thrown wide open, and Atlung came lounging in.
dropping
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From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
ease
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
exclaimed
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From this reading His superb teeth glittered between the full, short lips, as he exclaimed: "Is that you!"
eyebrows
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From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
eyes
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From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
face
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
factories
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
freckled
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From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
full
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From this reading His superb teeth glittered between the full, short lips, as he exclaimed: "Is that you!"
generations
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
glittered
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From this reading His superb teeth glittered between the full, short lips, as he exclaimed: "Is that you!"
gray
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From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
hard
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From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The door was thrown wide open, and Atlung came lounging in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
invisible
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From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His superb teeth glittered between the full, short lips, as he exclaimed: "Is that you!"
lips
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From this reading His superb teeth glittered between the full, short lips, as he exclaimed: "Is that you!"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
lounging
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From this reading The door was thrown wide open, and Atlung came lounging in.
man
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
many
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
movements
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
ones
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From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The door was thrown wide open, and Atlung came lounging in.
saw
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From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
several
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading His superb teeth glittered between the full, short lips, as he exclaimed: "Is that you!"
showed
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
slender
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
smile
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From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
superb
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From this reading His superb teeth glittered between the full, short lips, as he exclaimed: "Is that you!"
tall
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
teeth
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From this reading His superb teeth glittered between the full, short lips, as he exclaimed: "Is that you!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door was thrown wide open, and Atlung came lounging in.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
then
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From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
threw
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From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
thrown
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From this reading The door was thrown wide open, and Atlung came lounging in.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
trace
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
unconcerned
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
visiting
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From this reading This tall, slender man, in these capacious clothes that showed many a trace of the factories he had been visiting, bore in his face, his movements, his bearing, the unconcerned ease of several generations.
waist
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From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door was thrown wide open, and Atlung came lounging in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The gray eyes, beneath the invisible eyebrows, blinked a little when he saw me, and then the long face broadened into a smile.
wide
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From this reading The door was thrown wide open, and Atlung came lounging in.
wife's
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From this reading He took both my hands between his hard, freckled ones, then dropping one of them threw his arm around his wife's waist.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading His superb teeth glittered between the full, short lips, as he exclaimed: "Is that you!"
