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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 Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
accustomed
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From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
actuated
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From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
afraid
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From this reading It imparted a certain look of ferocity to him, which was apt to make men afraid of him at first sight.
also
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From this reading The hair on his head also was kept short, and was very red,--and the colour of his face was red.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
apt
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From this reading It imparted a certain look of ferocity to him, which was apt to make men afraid of him at first sight.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His beard was red, and was clipped, so as to have none of the softness of waving hair.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It imparted a certain look of ferocity to him, which was apt to make men afraid of him at first sight.
beard
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From this reading His beard was red, and was clipped, so as to have none of the softness of waving hair.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
certain
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From this reading It imparted a certain look of ferocity to him, which was apt to make men afraid of him at first sight.
certainly
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From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
Chiltern
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From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
clipped
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From this reading His beard was red, and was clipped, so as to have none of the softness of waving hair.
colour
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From this reading The hair on his head also was kept short, and was very red,--and the colour of his face was red.
deeper
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From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
face
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From this reading The hair on his head also was kept short, and was very red,--and the colour of his face was red.
ferocity
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From this reading It imparted a certain look of ferocity to him, which was apt to make men afraid of him at first sight.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
hair
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From this reading His beard was red, and was clipped, so as to have none of the softness of waving hair.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His beard was red, and was clipped, so as to have none of the softness of waving hair.
head
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From this reading The hair on his head also was kept short, and was very red,--and the colour of his face was red.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It imparted a certain look of ferocity to him, which was apt to make men afraid of him at first sight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
imparted
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From this reading It imparted a certain look of ferocity to him, which was apt to make men afraid of him at first sight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It imparted a certain look of ferocity to him, which was apt to make men afraid of him at first sight.
kept
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From this reading The hair on his head also was kept short, and was very red,--and the colour of his face was red.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It imparted a certain look of ferocity to him, which was apt to make men afraid of him at first sight.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It imparted a certain look of ferocity to him, which was apt to make men afraid of him at first sight.
man
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From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
men
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From this reading It imparted a certain look of ferocity to him, which was apt to make men afraid of him at first sight.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading His beard was red, and was clipped, so as to have none of the softness of waving hair.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hair on his head also was kept short, and was very red,--and the colour of his face was red.
other
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From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
peculiarity
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From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
personal
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From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
reader
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From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
red
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From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The hair on his head also was kept short, and was very red,--and the colour of his face was red.
sight
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From this reading It imparted a certain look of ferocity to him, which was apt to make men afraid of him at first sight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His beard was red, and was clipped, so as to have none of the softness of waving hair.
softness
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From this reading His beard was red, and was clipped, so as to have none of the softness of waving hair.
stranger
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From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
strike
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From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
trouble
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From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
very
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From this reading The hair on his head also was kept short, and was very red,--and the colour of his face was red.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord Chiltern The reader has been told that Lord Chiltern was a red man, and that peculiarity of his personal appearance was certainly the first to strike a stranger.
waving
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From this reading His beard was red, and was clipped, so as to have none of the softness of waving hair.
way
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From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It imparted a certain look of ferocity to him, which was apt to make men afraid of him at first sight.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
Women
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From this reading Women are not actuated in the same way, and are accustomed to look deeper into men at the first sight than other men will trouble themselves to do.
