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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 Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
befitting
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But presently he began to think of the strange old man who had set him that way.
bore
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From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
Brown's
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
Buildings
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But presently he began to think of the strange old man who had set him that way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
Clendon
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
completely
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
condition
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From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
confusion
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From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Predominant, of course, was the thought that he was on his way to see the girl of his heart.
curious
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From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
Derrick
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From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
Derrick's
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From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
enough
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From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
fashion
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From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
felt
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From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
filled
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
girl
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From this reading Predominant, of course, was the thought that he was on his way to see the girl of his heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But presently he began to think of the strange old man who had set him that way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Predominant, of course, was the thought that he was on his way to see the girl of his heart.
heart
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From this reading Predominant, of course, was the thought that he was on his way to see the girl of his heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Predominant, of course, was the thought that he was on his way to see the girl of his heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
interested
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From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
joyous
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From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
knew
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
leisurely
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From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
living
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
man
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From this reading But presently he began to think of the strange old man who had set him that way.
man's
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From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
manner
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From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
Mr
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
much
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From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
nobleman
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
old
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From this reading But presently he began to think of the strange old man who had set him that way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Predominant, of course, was the thought that he was on his way to see the girl of his heart.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
Predominant
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From this reading Predominant, of course, was the thought that he was on his way to see the girl of his heart.
presently
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From this reading But presently he began to think of the strange old man who had set him that way.
saw
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
see
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From this reading Predominant, of course, was the thought that he was on his way to see the girl of his heart.
seen
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
set
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From this reading But presently he began to think of the strange old man who had set him that way.
slow
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From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
strange
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From this reading But presently he began to think of the strange old man who had set him that way.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Naturally enough, Derrick felt curious about him; for he had been much struck and interested by the old man's appearance and manner.
surroundings
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Predominant, of course, was the thought that he was on his way to see the girl of his heart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
Thexford
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From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But presently he began to think of the strange old man who had set him that way.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Predominant, of course, was the thought that he was on his way to see the girl of his heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Predominant, of course, was the thought that he was on his way to see the girl of his heart.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
train
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From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
type
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
very
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From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Derrick's mind was in a condition of joyous confusion as the train bore him in a slow and leisurely fashion towards Thexford.
way
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From this reading Predominant, of course, was the thought that he was on his way to see the girl of his heart.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But presently he began to think of the strange old man who had set him that way.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Derrick knew a gentleman when he saw him, and he knew that Mr. Clendon was a gentleman and one of a very fine type; seen in befitting surroundings, Mr. Clendon would have filled completely the part of a nobleman; and yet he was poor and living in Brown's Buildings.
