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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 And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
accost
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From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE CAPTAIN AND THE ATTORNEY CONVERSE AMONG THE TOMBS.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CAPTAIN AND THE ATTORNEY CONVERSE AMONG THE TOMBS.
appearing
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From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Larkin, who was standing at the doorway, in sad but gracious converse with the vicar.
ATTORNEY
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN AND THE ATTORNEY CONVERSE AMONG THE TOMBS.
avoiding
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From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Larkin, who was standing at the doorway, in sad but gracious converse with the vicar.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTAIN AND THE ATTORNEY CONVERSE AMONG THE TOMBS.
certainly
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From this reading He was certainly observing him from among the tombs in his sly way.
chapel
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From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
conscious
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From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
CONVERSE
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN AND THE ATTORNEY CONVERSE AMONG THE TOMBS.
decided
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From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
doorway
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From this reading Larkin, who was standing at the doorway, in sad but gracious converse with the vicar.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was certainly observing him from among the tombs in his sly way.
gallant
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From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
gracious
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From this reading Larkin, who was standing at the doorway, in sad but gracious converse with the vicar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was certainly observing him from among the tombs in his sly way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was certainly observing him from among the tombs in his sly way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was certainly observing him from among the tombs in his sly way.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
Jos
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From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
Lake
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From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
Larkin
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From this reading Larkin, who was standing at the doorway, in sad but gracious converse with the vicar.
like
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From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
loitered
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From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
machinator
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From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
noting
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From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
observing
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From this reading He was certainly observing him from among the tombs in his sly way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
perhaps
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From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
purpose
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From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
sad
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From this reading Larkin, who was standing at the doorway, in sad but gracious converse with the vicar.
see
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From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
silken
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From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
slender
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From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
sly
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From this reading He was certainly observing him from among the tombs in his sly way.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Larkin, who was standing at the doorway, in sad but gracious converse with the vicar.
talking
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From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTAIN AND THE ATTORNEY CONVERSE AMONG THE TOMBS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
things
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From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
TOMBS
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN AND THE ATTORNEY CONVERSE AMONG THE TOMBS.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
vicar
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From this reading Larkin, who was standing at the doorway, in sad but gracious converse with the vicar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Larkin, who was standing at the doorway, in sad but gracious converse with the vicar.
way
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From this reading He was certainly observing him from among the tombs in his sly way.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I cannot tell whether that slender, silken machinator, Captain Lake, loitered in the chapel for the purpose of talking to or avoiding Jos.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Larkin, who was standing at the doorway, in sad but gracious converse with the vicar.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Larkin, who was standing at the doorway, in sad but gracious converse with the vicar.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And the attorney, who had a way, like him, of noting things without appearing to see them, was conscious of it, and was perhaps decided by this trifle to accost the gallant captain.
