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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 His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had never exchanged words with him since the morning at the Kutchery, of which he retained an unpleasant recollection.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
Assistant-Collector
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From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading "Fortunately we give each other a wide berth!"
brown
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From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
carriages
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From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
caught
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From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
Cheveril
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
distinctly
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From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Fortunately we give each other a wide berth!"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
evidently
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From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
evil
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From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had never exchanged words with him since the morning at the Kutchery, of which he retained an unpleasant recollection.
eyes
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From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
face
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From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
form
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From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
Fortunately
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From this reading "Fortunately we give each other a wide berth!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
gathered
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
give
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From this reading "Fortunately we give each other a wide berth!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had never exchanged words with him since the morning at the Kutchery, of which he retained an unpleasant recollection.
hatching
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From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had never exchanged words with him since the morning at the Kutchery, of which he retained an unpleasant recollection.
heavy
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From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had never exchanged words with him since the morning at the Kutchery, of which he retained an unpleasant recollection.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
Kutchery
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From this reading He had never exchanged words with him since the morning at the Kutchery, of which he retained an unpleasant recollection.
lurching
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From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
Madras
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
Mahomedan
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
man
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From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
Mark
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
Mussulman
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From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never exchanged words with him since the morning at the Kutchery, of which he retained an unpleasant recollection.
noticed
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
other
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From this reading "Fortunately we give each other a wide berth!"
passengers
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
platform
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
plots
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From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
Puranapore
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
reciprocated
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From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
recollection
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From this reading He had never exchanged words with him since the morning at the Kutchery, of which he retained an unpleasant recollection.
retained
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From this reading He had never exchanged words with him since the morning at the Kutchery, of which he retained an unpleasant recollection.
return
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
ruddy
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From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
Sahib
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
said
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From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
scowl
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From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
set
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From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
sight
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From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had never exchanged words with him since the morning at the Kutchery, of which he retained an unpleasant recollection.
soon
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From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
station
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
suggests
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From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
sweeping
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
train
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
unpleasant
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From this reading He had never exchanged words with him since the morning at the Kutchery, of which he retained an unpleasant recollection.
up
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
visible
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From this reading His feeling was evidently reciprocated by the Mussulman, for a scowl was distinctly visible on his ruddy brown face as soon as he caught sight of the Assistant-Collector.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
watched
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From this reading "That man suggests the hatching of evil plots every time I set eyes on him," said Mark to himself, as he watched the heavy form lurching into one of the carriages for Madras.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Fortunately we give each other a wide berth!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had never exchanged words with him since the morning at the Kutchery, of which he retained an unpleasant recollection.
wide
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From this reading "Fortunately we give each other a wide berth!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had never exchanged words with him since the morning at the Kutchery, of which he retained an unpleasant recollection.
words
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From this reading He had never exchanged words with him since the morning at the Kutchery, of which he retained an unpleasant recollection.
Zynool
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From this reading On the morning of his return from Madras, as the train was sweeping into the station at Puranapore, Mark Cheveril noticed among the passengers gathered on the platform for the up train the Mahomedan, Zynool Sahib.
