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Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar. Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.” He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth. His attitude towards the world was one of patient disgust. He had the air of pushing his way, chin first, doggedly through life.
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a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading “His attitude towards the world was one of patient disgust.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had the air of pushing his way, chin first, doggedly through life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had the air of pushing his way, chin first, doggedly through life.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “His attitude towards the world was one of patient disgust.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had the air of pushing his way, chin first, doggedly through life.”
in the direction of
From this reading “His attitude towards the world was one of patient disgust.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
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From this reading He had the air of pushing his way, chin first, doggedly through life.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
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From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
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From this reading His attitude towards the world was one of patient disgust.
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From this reading He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.
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From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had the air of pushing his way, chin first, doggedly through life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading His attitude towards the world was one of patient disgust.
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From this reading He had the air of pushing his way, chin first, doggedly through life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had the air of pushing his way, chin first, doggedly through life.
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From this reading He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.
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From this reading Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the air of pushing his way, chin first, doggedly through life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.
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From this reading Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
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From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had the air of pushing his way, chin first, doggedly through life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His attitude towards the world was one of patient disgust.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His attitude towards the world was one of patient disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His attitude towards the world was one of patient disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had the air of pushing his way, chin first, doggedly through life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had the air of pushing his way, chin first, doggedly through life.
in the direction of
From this reading His attitude towards the world was one of patient disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Joseph P. Mangles, at his ease in a deck-chair on the broad Atlantic, was smoking a most excellent cigar.
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From this reading He had the air of pushing his way, chin first, doggedly through life.
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Mangles was a tall, thin man, who carried his head in the manner curtly known at a girls' school as “poking.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His attitude towards the world was one of patient disgust.
