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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 old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He found his tongue, which at first he seemed to have lost, and with his bald head bobbing about, he appeared as an aged child, prattling at random.
aged
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From this reading He found his tongue, which at first he seemed to have lost, and with his bald head bobbing about, he appeared as an aged child, prattling at random.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OLD MAN WOULD INVEST.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
appeared
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From this reading He found his tongue, which at first he seemed to have lost, and with his bald head bobbing about, he appeared as an aged child, prattling at random.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He found his tongue, which at first he seemed to have lost, and with his bald head bobbing about, he appeared as an aged child, prattling at random.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
away
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
bald
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From this reading He found his tongue, which at first he seemed to have lost, and with his bald head bobbing about, he appeared as an aged child, prattling at random.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
bobbing
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From this reading He found his tongue, which at first he seemed to have lost, and with his bald head bobbing about, he appeared as an aged child, prattling at random.
bowed
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From this reading He bowed, ducked his head first on one side and then on the other--and his colored handkerchief dangled at his coat-tails.
Brooks
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From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
chair
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
child
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From this reading He found his tongue, which at first he seemed to have lost, and with his bald head bobbing about, he appeared as an aged child, prattling at random.
coat-tails
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From this reading He bowed, ducked his head first on one side and then on the other--and his colored handkerchief dangled at his coat-tails.
colored
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From this reading He bowed, ducked his head first on one side and then on the other--and his colored handkerchief dangled at his coat-tails.
Colton
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From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
dangled
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From this reading He bowed, ducked his head first on one side and then on the other--and his colored handkerchief dangled at his coat-tails.
dinner
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From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
display
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
ducked
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From this reading He bowed, ducked his head first on one side and then on the other--and his colored handkerchief dangled at his coat-tails.
effusive
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He bowed, ducked his head first on one side and then on the other--and his colored handkerchief dangled at his coat-tails.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
got
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
greeted
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
handkerchief
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From this reading He bowed, ducked his head first on one side and then on the other--and his colored handkerchief dangled at his coat-tails.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
head
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From this reading He bowed, ducked his head first on one side and then on the other--and his colored handkerchief dangled at his coat-tails.
Henry
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From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
home
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From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
INVEST
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From this reading AN OLD MAN WOULD INVEST.
lost
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From this reading He found his tongue, which at first he seemed to have lost, and with his bald head bobbing about, he appeared as an aged child, prattling at random.
MAN
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From this reading AN OLD MAN WOULD INVEST.
Marylander
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
more
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
Mrs
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From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
off
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
OLD
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From this reading AN OLD MAN WOULD INVEST.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He bowed, ducked his head first on one side and then on the other--and his colored handkerchief dangled at his coat-tails.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He bowed, ducked his head first on one side and then on the other--and his colored handkerchief dangled at his coat-tails.
other
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From this reading He bowed, ducked his head first on one side and then on the other--and his colored handkerchief dangled at his coat-tails.
palavering
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
pleasure
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
prattling
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From this reading He found his tongue, which at first he seemed to have lost, and with his bald head bobbing about, he appeared as an aged child, prattling at random.
pretense
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
random
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From this reading He found his tongue, which at first he seemed to have lost, and with his bald head bobbing about, he appeared as an aged child, prattling at random.
seated
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From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
seeing
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found his tongue, which at first he seemed to have lost, and with his bald head bobbing about, he appeared as an aged child, prattling at random.
side
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From this reading He bowed, ducked his head first on one side and then on the other--and his colored handkerchief dangled at his coat-tails.
soup
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
table
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From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
then
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From this reading He bowed, ducked his head first on one side and then on the other--and his colored handkerchief dangled at his coat-tails.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found his tongue, which at first he seemed to have lost, and with his bald head bobbing about, he appeared as an aged child, prattling at random.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Henry went home to dinner he found, already seated at the table, old man Colton, Mrs. Colton and Mrs. Brooks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
WOULDmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AN OLD MAN WOULD INVEST.
young
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From this reading The old Marylander got away from his soup, got off his chair, and greeted Henry with an effusive display of what might have been his pleasure at seeing the young man, but which had more of the appearance of a palavering pretense.
