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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 However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
accompaniment
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From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
acquaintances
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From this reading He had been making acquaintances.
all
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From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His was a surface not easily indented: he was hard and healthy, clear-skinned and clear-eyed.
apartment
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
Ass
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From this reading "Ass!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been making acquaintances.
bottles
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
cards
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From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
chips
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
clear-eyed
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From this reading His was a surface not easily indented: he was hard and healthy, clear-skinned and clear-eyed.
clear-skinned
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From this reading His was a surface not easily indented: he was hard and healthy, clear-skinned and clear-eyed.
disastrous
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From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
dregs
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
easily
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From this reading His was a surface not easily indented: he was hard and healthy, clear-skinned and clear-eyed.
frowning
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
glasses
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
half-drained
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
hard
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From this reading His was a surface not easily indented: he was hard and healthy, clear-skinned and clear-eyed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
healthy
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From this reading His was a surface not easily indented: he was hard and healthy, clear-skinned and clear-eyed.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His was a surface not easily indented: he was hard and healthy, clear-skinned and clear-eyed.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
indented
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From this reading His was a surface not easily indented: he was hard and healthy, clear-skinned and clear-eyed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
litter
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
made
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
making
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From this reading He had been making acquaintances.
malodorous
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
man
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From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
night
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From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
parlour
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
played
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From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
point-device
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
relics
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
scattered
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
Scotch
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From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
session
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
stubs
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
stumps
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From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
surface
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From this reading His was a surface not easily indented: he was hard and healthy, clear-skinned and clear-eyed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
tune
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From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His was a surface not easily indented: he was hard and healthy, clear-skinned and clear-eyed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had made himself point-device, he went into the "parlour" of his apartment, frowning at the litter of malodorous, relics, stumps and stubs and bottles and half-drained glasses, scattered chips and cards, dregs of a night session.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, he had not the look of a man who had played cards all night to a disastrous tune with an accompaniment in Scotch.
