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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 is a stranger to me, so far as I remember.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
advanced
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
age
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
apparently
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
barely
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps, Josephine, I may be favoured with an introduction to this gentleman?
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
care
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
closed
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From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
crow's-feet
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
door
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From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
dressed
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
effeminate-looking
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
eyes
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
far
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From this reading He is a stranger to me, so far as I remember.
farther
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
favoured
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From this reading Perhaps, Josephine, I may be favoured with an introduction to this gentleman?
fear
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From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
flesh
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
friend
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From this reading An old friend of yours, I presume?"
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps, Josephine, I may be favoured with an introduction to this gentleman?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
height
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
introduction
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From this reading Perhaps, Josephine, I may be favoured with an introduction to this gentleman?
intruder
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From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a stranger to me, so far as I remember.
Josephine
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From this reading Perhaps, Josephine, I may be favoured with an introduction to this gentleman?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Perhaps, Josephine, I may be favoured with an introduction to this gentleman?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is a stranger to me, so far as I remember.
medium
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
middle
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
more
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
newcomer
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From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An old friend of yours, I presume?"
old
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From this reading An old friend of yours, I presume?"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps, Josephine, I may be favoured with an introduction to this gentleman?
person
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
pockets
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
presume
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From this reading An old friend of yours, I presume?"
remarked
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From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading He is a stranger to me, so far as I remember.
room
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
sagging
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
slim
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He is a stranger to me, so far as I remember.
softly
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From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
stranger
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From this reading He is a stranger to me, so far as I remember.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I fear" the newcomer remarked, as he softly closed the door behind him, "that I am an intruder.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps, Josephine, I may be favoured with an introduction to this gentleman?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps, Josephine, I may be favoured with an introduction to this gentleman?
two
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
utmost
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From this reading He advanced a step or two farther into the room, a slim, effeminate-looking person of barely medium height, dressed with the utmost care, of apparently no more than middle age but with crow's-feet about his eyes and sagging pockets of flesh underneath them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps, Josephine, I may be favoured with an introduction to this gentleman?
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading An old friend of yours, I presume?"
