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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 He was not a pleasant-looking man as he sat there that day.
agreeable
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From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COUNT'S CONFEDERATE Count Romanoff sat alone in his room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
appear
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From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was carefully dressed, and had the appearance of a polished man of the world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was not a pleasant-looking man as he sat there that day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
carefully
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From this reading He was carefully dressed, and had the appearance of a polished man of the world.
CONFEDERATE
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From this reading THE COUNT'S CONFEDERATE Count Romanoff sat alone in his room.
Count
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From this reading THE COUNT'S CONFEDERATE Count Romanoff sat alone in his room.
COUNT'S
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From this reading THE COUNT'S CONFEDERATE Count Romanoff sat alone in his room.
day
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From this reading He was not a pleasant-looking man as he sat there that day.
deep
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From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
dressed
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From this reading He was carefully dressed, and had the appearance of a polished man of the world.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
evidently
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From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
faced
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From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was carefully dressed, and had the appearance of a polished man of the world.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COUNT'S CONFEDERATE Count Romanoff sat alone in his room.
human
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From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COUNT'S CONFEDERATE Count Romanoff sat alone in his room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
James's
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From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
looking
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From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
man
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From this reading He was not a pleasant-looking man as he sat there that day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
own
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From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
Park
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From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
Piccadilly
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From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
pleasant-looking
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From this reading He was not a pleasant-looking man as he sat there that day.
polished
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From this reading He was carefully dressed, and had the appearance of a polished man of the world.
Romanoff
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From this reading THE COUNT'S CONFEDERATE Count Romanoff sat alone in his room.
room
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From this reading THE COUNT'S CONFEDERATE Count Romanoff sat alone in his room.
sat
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From this reading THE COUNT'S CONFEDERATE Count Romanoff sat alone in his room.
seething
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From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
side
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From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
St
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From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNT'S CONFEDERATE Count Romanoff sat alone in his room.
there
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From this reading He was not a pleasant-looking man as he sat there that day.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
thoughts
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From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
tide
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From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
traffic
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From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
visible
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From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
window
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From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On one side the window of his room faced Piccadilly with its great seething tide of human traffic, from another St. James's Park was visible.
world
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From this reading He was carefully dressed, and had the appearance of a polished man of the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But the Count was not looking at either; he was evidently deep in his own thoughts, and it would appear that those thoughts were not agreeable.
