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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 Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
acted
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From this reading He listened attentively, but was indignant when Agatha hinted that Watson might have acted under the major's instructions.
Agatha
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
Alick
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
any
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From this reading She took to him at once, and found herself telling him without any hesitation the history of the lost packet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would never stoop so low as that.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She took to him at once, and found herself telling him without any hesitation the history of the lost packet.
attentively
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From this reading He listened attentively, but was indignant when Agatha hinted that Watson might have acted under the major's instructions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He listened attentively, but was indignant when Agatha hinted that Watson might have acted under the major's instructions.
Dane
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From this reading 'No, Miss Dane, my uncle is a gentleman.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
eyes
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
fellow
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took to him at once, and found herself telling him without any hesitation the history of the lost packet.
frank
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
generous
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'No, Miss Dane, my uncle is a gentleman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He listened attentively, but was indignant when Agatha hinted that Watson might have acted under the major's instructions.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She took to him at once, and found herself telling him without any hesitation the history of the lost packet.
hesitation
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From this reading She took to him at once, and found herself telling him without any hesitation the history of the lost packet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She took to him at once, and found herself telling him without any hesitation the history of the lost packet.
hinted
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From this reading He listened attentively, but was indignant when Agatha hinted that Watson might have acted under the major's instructions.
history
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From this reading She took to him at once, and found herself telling him without any hesitation the history of the lost packet.
honour
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
indignant
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From this reading He listened attentively, but was indignant when Agatha hinted that Watson might have acted under the major's instructions.
instructions
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From this reading He listened attentively, but was indignant when Agatha hinted that Watson might have acted under the major's instructions.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'No, Miss Dane, my uncle is a gentleman.
Lester
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
listened
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From this reading He listened attentively, but was indignant when Agatha hinted that Watson might have acted under the major's instructions.
Longfellow
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
lost
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From this reading She took to him at once, and found herself telling him without any hesitation the history of the lost packet.
low
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From this reading He would never stoop so low as that.
major's
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From this reading He listened attentively, but was indignant when Agatha hinted that Watson might have acted under the major's instructions.
man
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He listened attentively, but was indignant when Agatha hinted that Watson might have acted under the major's instructions.
Miss
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From this reading 'No, Miss Dane, my uncle is a gentleman.
Mr
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'No, Miss Dane, my uncle is a gentleman.
nature
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would never stoop so low as that.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, Miss Dane, my uncle is a gentleman.
noble
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
once
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From this reading She took to him at once, and found herself telling him without any hesitation the history of the lost packet.
packet
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From this reading She took to him at once, and found herself telling him without any hesitation the history of the lost packet.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
proved
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
seen
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took to him at once, and found herself telling him without any hesitation the history of the lost packet.
smile
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He would never stoop so low as that.
stoop
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From this reading He would never stoop so low as that.
sunniest
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
telling
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From this reading She took to him at once, and found herself telling him without any hesitation the history of the lost packet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took to him at once, and found herself telling him without any hesitation the history of the lost packet.
uncle
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From this reading 'No, Miss Dane, my uncle is a gentleman.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He listened attentively, but was indignant when Agatha hinted that Watson might have acted under the major's instructions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
Watson
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From this reading He listened attentively, but was indignant when Agatha hinted that Watson might have acted under the major's instructions.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He listened attentively, but was indignant when Agatha hinted that Watson might have acted under the major's instructions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She took to him at once, and found herself telling him without any hesitation the history of the lost packet.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would never stoop so low as that.
young
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From this reading Alick Lester He was a man of honour, of noble and generous nature.'--_Longfellow._ Mr. Alick Lester proved to be a pleasant, frank young fellow, with the sunniest eyes and smile that Agatha had ever seen.
