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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 TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
ALMS-BOX
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From this reading THE TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I never knew when it might be turned on me.
bull's-eye
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From this reading It was like a policeman's bull's-eye lantern.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
carry
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
caused
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
Clerke
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From this reading THE TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
CONTRIBUTOR
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From this reading THE TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
dangerous
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
eye
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
eye-glass
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From this reading It took me quite a fortnight to get used to that eye-glass.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
fashion
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
fortnight
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From this reading It took me quite a fortnight to get used to that eye-glass.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
get
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From this reading It took me quite a fortnight to get used to that eye-glass.
glass
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
held
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never knew when it might be turned on me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
knew
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From this reading I never knew when it might be turned on me.
lantern
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From this reading It was like a policeman's bull's-eye lantern.
like
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From this reading It was like a policeman's bull's-eye lantern.
man
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From this reading THE TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I never knew when it might be turned on me.
Mr
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From this reading THE TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never knew when it might be turned on me.
NEW
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From this reading THE TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I never knew when it might be turned on me.
PARISH
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From this reading THE TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
penny
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
piece
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
pocket
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
policeman's
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From this reading It was like a policeman's bull's-eye lantern.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took me quite a fortnight to get used to that eye-glass.
round
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
short-sighted
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
size
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
slight
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From this reading THE TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
small
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From this reading THE TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
stick
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It took me quite a fortnight to get used to that eye-glass.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took me quite a fortnight to get used to that eye-glass.
turned
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From this reading I never knew when it might be turned on me.
TUTOR
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From this reading THE TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
used
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From this reading It took me quite a fortnight to get used to that eye-glass.
very
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
waistcoat
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From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TUTOR--THE PARISH--A NEW CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ALMS-BOX Mr. Clerke was a small, slight, fair man.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I never knew when it might be turned on me.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was short-sighted, which caused him to carry a round piece of glass about the size of a penny in his waistcoat pocket, and from time to time to stick this into his eye, where he held it in a very ingenious, but, as it seemed to me, dangerous fashion.
