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Chapter XII

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Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.
First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.
Plunges into the carriage, blind.
Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.
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Chapter XII

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.
Line 2
First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.
Line 3
Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.
Line 4
Plunges into the carriage, blind.
Line 5
Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Entirely noun US /ˈentirely/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.”

All words in this reading · 38

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absorbed

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From this reading Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.

blind

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From this reading Plunges into the carriage, blind.

Calls

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From this reading Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.

carriage

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From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.

certainly

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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.

City

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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.

concerning

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From this reading Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.

deaf

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From this reading Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.

Englishman

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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.

Englishmen

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From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.

entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.

Exchange

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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.

Faculties

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From this reading Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.

FirstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.

flushed

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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.

full

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From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.

highly

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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.

hurry

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From this reading Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.

interest

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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Plunges into the carriage, blind.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.

luggage

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From this reading Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.

monied

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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.

now

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From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.

out

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From this reading Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.

perhaps

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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.

Plunges

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From this reading Plunges into the carriage, blind.

respectable

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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.

second

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From this reading Faculties of second Englishman entirely absorbed in hurry.

Stock

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From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading First Englishman, in the monied interest—flushed, highly respectable—Stock Exchange, perhaps—City, certainly.

Two

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From this reading Two Englishmen, and now our carriage is full.

window

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From this reading Calls out of window concerning his luggage, deaf.