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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 A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
adorned
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From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
Albert
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From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
almost
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From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
also
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From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
bald
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From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
beard
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From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
big
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From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
bookworm
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From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
CAKE
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From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
clad
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From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
cloak
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From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
Dartmouth
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From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
England
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From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
extinguish
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From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
eyes
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From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
gentle
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From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
gestures
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From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
grizzled
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From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
hair
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From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
hat
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From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
head
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From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
holding
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From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
Italian
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From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
Jenny
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From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
kindly
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From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
luminous
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From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
man
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From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
met
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From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
naked
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From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
nimbus
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From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
PIECE
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From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
Redmayne
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From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
scalp
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From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
scarlet
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From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
served
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From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
silver
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From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
skull
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From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
slouchy
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From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
small
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From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
Southern
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From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
spoke
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From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
streaked
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From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
true
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From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
voice
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From this reading He spoke in a gentle, kindly voice, with little Southern gestures.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
WEDDING
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From this reading A PIECE OF WEDDING CAKE Albert Redmayne, holding it his duty to come to England, did so, and Jenny met him at Dartmouth after his long journey.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was clad in a great Italian cloak and a big, slouchy hat, which between them, almost served to extinguish the bookworm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
withered
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From this reading He was a small, withered man with a big head, great, luminous eyes, and a bald scalp.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Such hair as yet remained to him was the true Redmayne scarlet; but the nimbus that still adorned his naked skull was streaked with silver and his thin, long beard was also grizzled.
