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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 OLD BEN HAS A VISITOR.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
attention
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
bay
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
BEN
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From this reading OLD BEN HAS A VISITOR.
boast
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From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
Colonel
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From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
commonly
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From this reading It was commonly supposed that St. John Ruthven was rich, but this was not true.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
cowardice
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From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
craftiness
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From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
face
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From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
family
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From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
few
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From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
fond
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
half-brother
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From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OLD BEN HAS A VISITOR.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
horseback
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was commonly supposed that St. John Ruthven was rich, but this was not true.
John
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From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
late
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From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
like
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
lived
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
man
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From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
many
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
Marion's
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From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
mile
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
mixture
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From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
most
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was commonly supposed that St. John Ruthven was rich, but this was not true.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
OLD
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From this reading OLD BEN HAS A VISITOR.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
other
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
passionately
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
personal
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
plantation
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
rich
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From this reading It was commonly supposed that St. John Ruthven was rich, but this was not true.
riding
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
Ruthven
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From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
son
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From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
Southerners
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
spent
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From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
St
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From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
supposed
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From this reading It was commonly supposed that St. John Ruthven was rich, but this was not true.
tall
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From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was commonly supposed that St. John Ruthven was rich, but this was not true.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
traits
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From this reading He was the son of a half-brother to the late Colonel Ruthven and could boast of but few of the good traits of Marion's family.
true
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From this reading It was commonly supposed that St. John Ruthven was rich, but this was not true.
twenty-five
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From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
VISITOR
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From this reading OLD BEN HAS A VISITOR.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He lived on a plantation half a mile from the bay and spent most of his time in attention to his personal appearance and in horseback riding, of which, like many other Southerners, he was passionately fond.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
young
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From this reading St. John Ruthven was a young man of twenty-five, tall, thin, and with a face that was a mixture of craftiness and cowardice.
