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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. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
all
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From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
ascertained
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From this reading For what services he never clearly ascertained: this was a point—one of a large number—that Mr. Moreen’s manner never confided.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
back
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From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
bestowed
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From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
buttonhole
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From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
clearly
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From this reading For what services he never clearly ascertained: this was a point—one of a large number—that Mr. Moreen’s manner never confided.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
confide
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From this reading What it emphatically did confide was that he was even more a man of the world than you might first make out.
confided
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From this reading For what services he never clearly ascertained: this was a point—one of a large number—that Mr. Moreen’s manner never confided.
confiding
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From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What it emphatically did confide was that he was even more a man of the world than you might first make out.
disadvantage
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From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
emphatically
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From this reading What it emphatically did confide was that he was even more a man of the world than you might first make out.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What it emphatically did confide was that he was even more a man of the world than you might first make out.
eventually
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From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
feebly
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From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What it emphatically did confide was that he was even more a man of the world than you might first make out.
firstborn
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From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
floral
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From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
foreign
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From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
Friday
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From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
girls
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From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
home
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From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
husband
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From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What it emphatically did confide was that he was even more a man of the world than you might first make out.
large
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From this reading For what services he never clearly ascertained: this was a point—one of a large number—that Mr. Moreen’s manner never confided.
learned
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From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What it emphatically did confide was that he was even more a man of the world than you might first make out.
man
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From this reading What it emphatically did confide was that he was even more a man of the world than you might first make out.
manner
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From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What it emphatically did confide was that he was even more a man of the world than you might first make out.
more
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From this reading What it emphatically did confide was that he was even more a man of the world than you might first make out.
Moreen
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From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
Moreen's
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From this reading For what services he never clearly ascertained: this was a point—one of a large number—that Mr. Moreen’s manner never confided.
moustache
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From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
Mrs
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From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For what services he never clearly ascertained: this was a point—one of a large number—that Mr. Moreen’s manner never confided.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
number
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From this reading For what services he never clearly ascertained: this was a point—one of a large number—that Mr. Moreen’s manner never confided.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For what services he never clearly ascertained: this was a point—one of a large number—that Mr. Moreen’s manner never confided.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
other
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From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
out
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From this reading What it emphatically did confide was that he was even more a man of the world than you might first make out.
Pemberton
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From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading For what services he never clearly ascertained: this was a point—one of a large number—that Mr. Moreen’s manner never confided.
pretensions
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From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
profession
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From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
promised
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From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
ribbon
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From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
saw
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From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
services
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From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
son
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From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What it emphatically did confide was that he was even more a man of the world than you might first make out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For what services he never clearly ascertained: this was a point—one of a large number—that Mr. Moreen’s manner never confided.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For what services he never clearly ascertained: this was a point—one of a large number—that Mr. Moreen’s manner never confided.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
training
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From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
type
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From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
Ulick
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From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
visible
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From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For what services he never clearly ascertained: this was a point—one of a large number—that Mr. Moreen’s manner never confided.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the Friday he saw them all, as Mrs. Moreen had promised, for her husband had come back and the girls and the other son were at home.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For what services he never clearly ascertained: this was a point—one of a large number—that Mr. Moreen’s manner never confided.
white
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From this reading Mr. Moreen had a white moustache, a confiding manner and, in his buttonhole, the ribbon of a foreign order—bestowed, as Pemberton eventually learned, for services.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
world
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From this reading What it emphatically did confide was that he was even more a man of the world than you might first make out.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Ulick, the firstborn, was in visible training for the same profession—under the disadvantage as yet, however, of a buttonhole but feebly floral and a moustache with no pretensions to type.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What it emphatically did confide was that he was even more a man of the world than you might first make out.
