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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 THE AMAZEMENT OF SIR HARRY BRACE 'A private inquiry agent!'
agent
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From this reading THE AMAZEMENT OF SIR HARRY BRACE 'A private inquiry agent!'
almost
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From this reading The situation was almost embarrassing.
AMAZEMENT
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From this reading THE AMAZEMENT OF SIR HARRY BRACE 'A private inquiry agent!'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
angry
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From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Brace did not know whether to treat the ex-sailor as a madman or as an impudent impostor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
Baltic
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
bandanna
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
BRACE
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From this reading THE AMAZEMENT OF SIR HARRY BRACE 'A private inquiry agent!'
calmly
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
chair
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From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Brace did not know whether to treat the ex-sailor as a madman or as an impudent impostor.
disturbed
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From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
ejaculation
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From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
embarrassing
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From this reading The situation was almost embarrassing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
ex-sailor
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From this reading Brace did not know whether to treat the ex-sailor as a madman or as an impudent impostor.
eye
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
flushed
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
handkerchief
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
HARRY
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From this reading THE AMAZEMENT OF SIR HARRY BRACE 'A private inquiry agent!'
hat
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
host
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
impostor
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From this reading Brace did not know whether to treat the ex-sailor as a madman or as an impudent impostor.
impudent
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From this reading Brace did not know whether to treat the ex-sailor as a madman or as an impudent impostor.
inquiry
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From this reading THE AMAZEMENT OF SIR HARRY BRACE 'A private inquiry agent!'
jumped
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From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
knees
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brace did not know whether to treat the ex-sailor as a madman or as an impudent impostor.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
madman
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From this reading Brace did not know whether to treat the ex-sailor as a madman or as an impudent impostor.
moving
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
muscle
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Brace did not know whether to treat the ex-sailor as a madman or as an impudent impostor.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AMAZEMENT OF SIR HARRY BRACE 'A private inquiry agent!'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
private
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From this reading THE AMAZEMENT OF SIR HARRY BRACE 'A private inquiry agent!'
red
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
sharp
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From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
SIR
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From this reading THE AMAZEMENT OF SIR HARRY BRACE 'A private inquiry agent!'
situation
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From this reading The situation was almost embarrassing.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
spread
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
straw
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AMAZEMENT OF SIR HARRY BRACE 'A private inquiry agent!'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brace did not know whether to treat the ex-sailor as a madman or as an impudent impostor.
treat
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From this reading Brace did not know whether to treat the ex-sailor as a madman or as an impudent impostor.
up
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From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
visitor
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From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The situation was almost embarrassing.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Brace did not know whether to treat the ex-sailor as a madman or as an impudent impostor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
winking
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From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Harry jumped up from his chair with an angry look, and a sharp ejaculation, neither of which disturbed his visitor.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading With his red bandanna handkerchief spread on his knees, and his straw hat resting on the handkerchief, Baltic looked at his flushed host calmly and solemnly without moving a muscle, or even winking an eye.
