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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 frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
afterwards
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had at one time been a soldier, and had deserted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
become
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had at one time been a soldier, and had deserted.
boy
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
certain
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
class
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From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.
connected
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From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.
contact
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From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.
courteous
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
crops
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
Deadheads
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading He had at one time been a soldier, and had deserted.
destination
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
doomed
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
door
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
emigrant
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
extinct
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
felt
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
few
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From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
foreign
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
FreeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
friend
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
frock-coat
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
fruits
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
get
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
Grub
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
guest
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had at one time been a soldier, and had deserted.
hall
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had at one time been a soldier, and had deserted.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
Holmes
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.
imitated
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.
information
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
Ireland
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From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.
jaunty
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
journalist
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
journalists
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From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.
knave
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
lodgings
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
many
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From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.
masterpiece
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
met
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From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
modesty
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
months
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From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.
muffler
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
New
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
newspaper
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From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
old
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From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
only
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
press
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
race
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
recognised
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
reporter
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From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.
representative
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
ring
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
rival
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
school
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From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.
Sherlock
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
soldier
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From this reading He had at one time been a soldier, and had deserted.
some
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
specimens
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
Stilt
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
Street
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
things
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
thirsty
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
Three
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had at one time been a soldier, and had deserted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
tried
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
type
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From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.
use
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
value
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From this reading I tried, though I was only a boy, to get some information from him that I might use afterwards, for I recognised his value as the representative of a race that was, I felt, certain to become extinct.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.
watch
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first of the class whom I met was for a few months a reporter on a newspaper in Ireland with which I was connected.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I HAVE come in contact with many journalists of the old school--the frock-coat and muffler type.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
youth
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From this reading _The frock-coat and muffler journalist--A doomed race--One of the specimens--A masterpiece---“Stilt your friend”--A jaunty emigrant--A thirsty knave--His one rival--Three crops--His destination--“The New Grub Street”--A courteous friend--Free lodgings--The foreign guest--Outside the hall door--The youth who found things--His ring--His watch--The fruits of modesty--Not to be imitated--A question for Sherlock Holmes--The liberty of the press--Deadheads._
