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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 In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
Baron
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From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
beard
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From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
bearing
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From this reading His bearing was that of a well-born, chivalrous, young Englishman.
Beechley
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From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
blue
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From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
Brooke
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From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
brown
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From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
came
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From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
chivalrous
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From this reading His bearing was that of a well-born, chivalrous, young Englishman.
darkest
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From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
drop
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From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
Englishman
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From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
entered
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From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
eyes
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From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was six-and-twenty years old, tall, fair, and stalwart.
Five
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From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
foreign
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From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
Gerald
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From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
hair
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From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was six-and-twenty years old, tall, fair, and stalwart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
laughing
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From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
light
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From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
minutes
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From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
moustache
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From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
mouth
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From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
old
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From this reading He was six-and-twenty years old, tall, fair, and stalwart.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
owner
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From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
rarely
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From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
reddish
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From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
room
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From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
Rosenberg
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From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
sauntering
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From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
six-and-twenty
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From this reading He was six-and-twenty years old, tall, fair, and stalwart.
smile
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From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
stalwart
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From this reading He was six-and-twenty years old, tall, fair, and stalwart.
suspected
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From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
tall
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From this reading He was six-and-twenty years old, tall, fair, and stalwart.
terrace
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From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
thoroughgoing
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From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
Towers
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From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
veins
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From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
Von
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From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
well-born
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From this reading His bearing was that of a well-born, chivalrous, young Englishman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
windows
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From this reading Five minutes might have passed when Gerald Brooke and the Baron Von Rosenberg came sauntering along the terrace, and entered the room through one of the long windows.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His hair, beard, and moustache were of a light reddish brown; he had laughing eyes of the darkest blue, and a mouth that was rarely without a smile.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In appearance the owner of Beechley Towers was a thoroughgoing Englishman, and no one would have suspected him of having a drop of foreign blood in his veins.
years
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From this reading He was six-and-twenty years old, tall, fair, and stalwart.
young
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From this reading His bearing was that of a well-born, chivalrous, young Englishman.
