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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 ambling along on the leanest and most ill-groomed of bazaar ponies, and he wore a bowler.
acquaintance
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From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
admissible
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From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
almost
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From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He was ambling along on the leanest and most ill-groomed of bazaar ponies, and he wore a bowler.
ambling
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From this reading He was ambling along on the leanest and most ill-groomed of bazaar ponies, and he wore a bowler.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was ambling along on the leanest and most ill-groomed of bazaar ponies, and he wore a bowler.
answer
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From this reading In this instance, I did look further, fortunately, though in doing so I was compelled to notice that the bowler was not lifted in answer to my salutation.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
Armour
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From this reading The very next morning I met Armour on my way to the office.
bazaar
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From this reading He was ambling along on the leanest and most ill-groomed of bazaar ponies, and he wore a bowler.
bowler
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From this reading He was ambling along on the leanest and most ill-groomed of bazaar ponies, and he wore a bowler.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
compelled
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From this reading In this instance, I did look further, fortunately, though in doing so I was compelled to notice that the bowler was not lifted in answer to my salutation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In this instance, I did look further, fortunately, though in doing so I was compelled to notice that the bowler was not lifted in answer to my salutation.
doing
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From this reading In this instance, I did look further, fortunately, though in doing so I was compelled to notice that the bowler was not lifted in answer to my salutation.
expectation
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From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
falls
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From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
felt
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From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
finding
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From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
fortunately
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From this reading In this instance, I did look further, fortunately, though in doing so I was compelled to notice that the bowler was not lifted in answer to my salutation.
further
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From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
glance
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From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
hardly
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From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
hats
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From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was ambling along on the leanest and most ill-groomed of bazaar ponies, and he wore a bowler.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The very next morning I met Armour on my way to the office.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
ill-groomed
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From this reading He was ambling along on the leanest and most ill-groomed of bazaar ponies, and he wore a bowler.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
instance
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From this reading In this instance, I did look further, fortunately, though in doing so I was compelled to notice that the bowler was not lifted in answer to my salutation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
leanest
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From this reading He was ambling along on the leanest and most ill-groomed of bazaar ponies, and he wore a bowler.
lifted
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From this reading In this instance, I did look further, fortunately, though in doing so I was compelled to notice that the bowler was not lifted in answer to my salutation.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this instance, I did look further, fortunately, though in doing so I was compelled to notice that the bowler was not lifted in answer to my salutation.
looks
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From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
met
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From this reading The very next morning I met Armour on my way to the office.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very next morning I met Armour on my way to the office.
most
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From this reading He was ambling along on the leanest and most ill-groomed of bazaar ponies, and he wore a bowler.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The very next morning I met Armour on my way to the office.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very next morning I met Armour on my way to the office.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
notice
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From this reading In this instance, I did look further, fortunately, though in doing so I was compelled to notice that the bowler was not lifted in answer to my salutation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was ambling along on the leanest and most ill-groomed of bazaar ponies, and he wore a bowler.
office
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From this reading The very next morning I met Armour on my way to the office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The very next morning I met Armour on my way to the office.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
one's
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From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
ponies
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From this reading He was ambling along on the leanest and most ill-groomed of bazaar ponies, and he wore a bowler.
presentable
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From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
salutation
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From this reading In this instance, I did look further, fortunately, though in doing so I was compelled to notice that the bowler was not lifted in answer to my salutation.
say
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From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
Simla
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From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
soft
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From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
straw
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From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
sun
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From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
superior
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From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very next morning I met Armour on my way to the office.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this instance, I did look further, fortunately, though in doing so I was compelled to notice that the bowler was not lifted in answer to my salutation.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In this instance, I did look further, fortunately, though in doing so I was compelled to notice that the bowler was not lifted in answer to my salutation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The very next morning I met Armour on my way to the office.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
vain
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From this reading I might almost say that if one’s glance falls upon a bowler, one hardly looks further; the expectation of finding an acquaintance under it is so vain.
very
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From this reading The very next morning I met Armour on my way to the office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was ambling along on the leanest and most ill-groomed of bazaar ponies, and he wore a bowler.
way
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From this reading The very next morning I met Armour on my way to the office.
wear
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From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
wore
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From this reading He was ambling along on the leanest and most ill-groomed of bazaar ponies, and he wore a bowler.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In Simla sun hats are admissible, straw hats are presentable, and soft felt hats are superior, but you must not wear a bowler.
