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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 Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
accustomed
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From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
activity
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From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
any
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From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
bed
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From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
bodily
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From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
carry
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From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
comfortable
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From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
Connaught
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From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
continual
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From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
corpulent
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From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
door-way
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
doubt
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From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
drinker
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From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
eater
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From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
face
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From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
Father
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
feet
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From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
fifty
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From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
followed
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From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
forty-five
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From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
garden
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
gate
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
good-humoured
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From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
high
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From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
house
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
husband
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
inclination
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From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
inclined
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From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
John
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
leading
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
M'KEONS
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From this reading THE M'KEONS.
man
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From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
McKeon
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From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
McKeon's
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
Mrs
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
opened
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
put
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From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
red
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From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
ruminating
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
said
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From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
saw
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
separated
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
six
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From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
small
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
street
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
table
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From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE M'KEONS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
two
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From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
very
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From this reading He was a great eater, and a very great drinker; it is said he could put any man in Connaught under the table, and carry himself to bed sober.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
wicket
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From this reading When Father John opened the wicket gate leading into the small garden which separated Mrs. McKeon's house from the street, he saw her husband standing in the open door-way, ruminating.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. McKeon was said to be a comfortable man, and he looked to be so; he was something between forty-five and fifty, about six feet two high, with a good-humoured red face.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was inclined to be corpulent, and would no doubt have followed his inclination had he not accustomed himself to continual bodily activity.
