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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 Exactly as he behaved at Burwain, so did he behave in London--that is, as a specious humbug.
accustomed
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From this reading With the assurance of a man accustomed to attention, he made a tour of the circle.
air
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From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little gentleman minced into the room, smiling and bowing.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
assurance
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From this reading With the assurance of a man accustomed to attention, he made a tour of the circle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Exactly as he behaved at Burwain, so did he behave in London--that is, as a specious humbug.
attention
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From this reading With the assurance of a man accustomed to attention, he made a tour of the circle.
bandbox
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From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
behave
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From this reading Exactly as he behaved at Burwain, so did he behave in London--that is, as a specious humbug.
behaved
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From this reading Exactly as he behaved at Burwain, so did he behave in London--that is, as a specious humbug.
bowing
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From this reading The little gentleman minced into the room, smiling and bowing.
Burwain
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From this reading Exactly as he behaved at Burwain, so did he behave in London--that is, as a specious humbug.
catch
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From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
circle
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From this reading With the assurance of a man accustomed to attention, he made a tour of the circle.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
electrics
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From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
entered
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From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
Exactly
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From this reading Exactly as he behaved at Burwain, so did he behave in London--that is, as a specious humbug.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little gentleman minced into the room, smiling and bowing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
humbug
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From this reading Exactly as he behaved at Burwain, so did he behave in London--that is, as a specious humbug.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The little gentleman minced into the room, smiling and bowing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Exactly as he behaved at Burwain, so did he behave in London--that is, as a specious humbug.
just
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From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
light
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From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little gentleman minced into the room, smiling and bowing.
London
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From this reading Exactly as he behaved at Burwain, so did he behave in London--that is, as a specious humbug.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
made
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From this reading With the assurance of a man accustomed to attention, he made a tour of the circle.
man
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From this reading With the assurance of a man accustomed to attention, he made a tour of the circle.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
minced
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From this reading The little gentleman minced into the room, smiling and bowing.
more
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From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
out
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From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
petit-mâitre
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From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
pronounced
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From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
removed
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From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
room
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From this reading The little gentleman minced into the room, smiling and bowing.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
sight
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From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
smiling
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From this reading The little gentleman minced into the room, smiling and bowing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Exactly as he behaved at Burwain, so did he behave in London--that is, as a specious humbug.
specious
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From this reading Exactly as he behaved at Burwain, so did he behave in London--that is, as a specious humbug.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
strong
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From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
taken
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From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Exactly as he behaved at Burwain, so did he behave in London--that is, as a specious humbug.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little gentleman minced into the room, smiling and bowing.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the assurance of a man accustomed to attention, he made a tour of the circle.
tour
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From this reading With the assurance of a man accustomed to attention, he made a tour of the circle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course he looked as though he had just been taken out of a bandbox, and his _petit-mâitre_ air was more pronounced than ever.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As I stood in the shadow, removed from the strong light of the electrics, he did not catch sight of me when he first entered.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the assurance of a man accustomed to attention, he made a tour of the circle.
