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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 THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was walking up and down.
animal
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From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
belted
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
big
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From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he took not the least interest in Vaniman, an unkempt individual without a coat.
caged
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From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
circus
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From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
coat
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From this reading But he took not the least interest in Vaniman, an unkempt individual without a coat.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
diamonds
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
down
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From this reading He was walking up and down.
effect
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
figure
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
fingers
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was walking up and down.
hearty-looking
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From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
homely
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
individual
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From this reading But he took not the least interest in Vaniman, an unkempt individual without a coat.
interest
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From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
jacket
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
knickerbockers
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
LAND
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From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he took not the least interest in Vaniman, an unkempt individual without a coat.
man
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From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
man's
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From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
manifestly
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From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
metropolis
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From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he took not the least interest in Vaniman, an unkempt individual without a coat.
odd
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
pacing
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From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
patently
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From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
produced
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
PROMISED
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From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
queer
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From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
restless
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From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
scarf
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
sport
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From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
stranger
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From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
suggested
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From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
surprise
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
surroundings
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
surveyed
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From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
There
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From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he took not the least interest in Vaniman, an unkempt individual without a coat.
tweed
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
type
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From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
unkempt
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From this reading But he took not the least interest in Vaniman, an unkempt individual without a coat.
up
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From this reading He was walking up and down.
van
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From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
Vaniman
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From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
walking
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From this reading He was walking up and down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PROMISED LAND There was a big man in the parlor, a hearty-looking man, manifestly of the metropolis, patently of the “good sport” type.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his tweed knickerbockers, his belted jacket, his diamonds in his scarf and on his fingers, he was such an odd figure in the homely surroundings that he produced on Vaniman a surprise effect.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But he took not the least interest in Vaniman, an unkempt individual without a coat.
young
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From this reading The young man surveyed the stranger with the interest one might take in a queer animal in a circus van; the big man's restless pacing suggested a caged creature.
