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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 He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
aquiline
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From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
assessors
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From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
awaiting
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From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
back
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From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
coming
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From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
cough
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From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
coughed
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From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
Davy
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From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
finally
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From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
firm
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From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
Galton
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From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
glanced
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From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
Glanedale
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From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
Glanedale's
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From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
Grimwood
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From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
hand
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From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
heard
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From this reading "And yet Mr. Glanedale heard nothing," remarked Mr. Grimwood musingly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
impressive
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From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
insurance
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From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
Lady
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From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
library
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From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
list
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From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
Malcolm
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From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
man
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From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
men
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From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
Mr
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From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
musingly
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From this reading "And yet Mr. Glanedale heard nothing," remarked Mr. Grimwood musingly.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
nose
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From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "And yet Mr. Glanedale heard nothing," remarked Mr. Grimwood musingly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
pince-nez
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From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
remarked
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From this reading "And yet Mr. Glanedale heard nothing," remarked Mr. Grimwood musingly.
Roger
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From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
Sage
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From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
seated
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From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
shrewd
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From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
side-whiskers
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From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
Sir
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From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
sit
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From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
straight
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From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
then
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From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
three
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From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
up
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From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet Mr. Glanedale heard nothing," remarked Mr. Grimwood musingly.
young
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From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
