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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 obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
alert
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
any
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From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
appeared
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From this reading The next morning he appeared at the garden gate, and asked if he might come in and sit a while.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he appeared at the garden gate, and asked if he might come in and sit a while.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning he appeared at the garden gate, and asked if he might come in and sit a while.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
busy
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From this reading He was made welcome; but it was a busy morning, and he was so silent a visitor that everybody forgot his existence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
cheery
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
choosing
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he appeared at the garden gate, and asked if he might come in and sit a while.
corner
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
curious
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From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
described
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From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading He was made welcome; but it was a busy morning, and he was so silent a visitor that everybody forgot his existence.
existence
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From this reading He was made welcome; but it was a busy morning, and he was so silent a visitor that everybody forgot his existence.
expression
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From this reading He had something of the expression one sees in a recluse or a hermit.
fashion
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
forgot
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From this reading He was made welcome; but it was a busy morning, and he was so silent a visitor that everybody forgot his existence.
garden
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From this reading The next morning he appeared at the garden gate, and asked if he might come in and sit a while.
gate
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From this reading The next morning he appeared at the garden gate, and asked if he might come in and sit a while.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had something of the expression one sees in a recluse or a hermit.
hardly
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From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
hermit
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From this reading He had something of the expression one sees in a recluse or a hermit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was made welcome; but it was a busy morning, and he was so silent a visitor that everybody forgot his existence.
human
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From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
humour
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The next morning he appeared at the garden gate, and asked if he might come in and sit a while.
impression
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From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was made welcome; but it was a busy morning, and he was so silent a visitor that everybody forgot his existence.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
made
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From this reading He was made welcome; but it was a busy morning, and he was so silent a visitor that everybody forgot his existence.
Mary
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The next morning he appeared at the garden gate, and asked if he might come in and sit a while.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he appeared at the garden gate, and asked if he might come in and sit a while.
nature
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From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning he appeared at the garden gate, and asked if he might come in and sit a while.
ninety-eight
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
obeyed
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
once
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From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had something of the expression one sees in a recluse or a hermit.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had something of the expression one sees in a recluse or a hermit.
orders
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
out
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From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
rather
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
recluse
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From this reading He had something of the expression one sees in a recluse or a hermit.
relation
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From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
remark
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
say
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From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
sees
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From this reading He had something of the expression one sees in a recluse or a hermit.
sense
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
showed
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
silent
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From this reading He was made welcome; but it was a busy morning, and he was so silent a visitor that everybody forgot his existence.
sit
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From this reading The next morning he appeared at the garden gate, and asked if he might come in and sit a while.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was made welcome; but it was a busy morning, and he was so silent a visitor that everybody forgot his existence.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He had something of the expression one sees in a recluse or a hermit.
student
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From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
thanks
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was made welcome; but it was a busy morning, and he was so silent a visitor that everybody forgot his existence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
two
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
very
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
visitor
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From this reading He was made welcome; but it was a busy morning, and he was so silent a visitor that everybody forgot his existence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was made welcome; but it was a busy morning, and he was so silent a visitor that everybody forgot his existence.
welcome
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From this reading He was made welcome; but it was a busy morning, and he was so silent a visitor that everybody forgot his existence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The next morning he appeared at the garden gate, and asked if he might come in and sit a while.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
word
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From this reading He obeyed orders, though not in a very alert fashion, but showed a sense of humour in choosing the ninety-eight rather than the two, and Mary left him on the corner with a pleasant word of thanks and a cheery remark.
world
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From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He made a curious impression, which can hardly be described, save that any student of human nature would say at once, ‘He is out of relation with the world.’
