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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 appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
all
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From this reading He appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
appeared
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From this reading He appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
Army
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From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
Banyan
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From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
bloods
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From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
calculated
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From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
command
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From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
companion
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From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
created
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From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
de
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duly
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From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
ease
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From this reading He appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
elevated
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From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
extensive
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From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
finish
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From this reading He appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
FIRE
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From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
flourish
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From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
gay
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From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
glance
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From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
gracefully
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From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
hardly
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From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
home
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From this reading He appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
impressed
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From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
justified
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From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
Lieutenant
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From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
made
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From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
magnificence
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From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
man
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From this reading He appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
misgivings
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From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
more
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From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
movements
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From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
old
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From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
painful
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From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
paused
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From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
perfectly
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From this reading He appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
place
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From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
position
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From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
Potomac
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From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
saloon
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From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
sauntered
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From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
sensation
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From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
side
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From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
some
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From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
Somers
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From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
surroundings
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From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
TEMPTATION
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From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
thorough
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From this reading He appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
topers
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From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
up
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From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lieutenant Somers was duly impressed by the magnificence of his companion, though the surroundings of the place created some painful misgivings in his mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FIRE OF TEMPTATION Captain de Banyan sauntered gracefully up the saloon, with Somers at his side.
world
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From this reading He appeared to be perfectly at home, and to have all the ease and finish of a thorough man of the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the captain had been in command of the Army of the Potomac, his elevated position would hardly have justified a more extensive flourish than he made.
young
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From this reading His movements were calculated to make a sensation; and, as he passed along, old topers and gay young bloods paused to glance at him.
