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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 gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
ability
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
Adriance's
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
alert
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
ANDY
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From this reading ANDY OF THE MOTOR-TRUCKS.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
attention
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
baffled
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From this reading He delighted in difficult subjects, now, who baffled a casual inspection.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The man behind the wicket leaned forward to survey the man outside.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
cage
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From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
casual
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From this reading He delighted in difficult subjects, now, who baffled a casual inspection.
day
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From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
delighted
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From this reading He delighted in difficult subjects, now, who baffled a casual inspection.
difficult
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From this reading He delighted in difficult subjects, now, who baffled a casual inspection.
double
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
entrance
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man behind the wicket leaned forward to survey the man outside.
gate-keeper
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
hobby
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From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
inspection
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From this reading He delighted in difficult subjects, now, who baffled a casual inspection.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
iron-work
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From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
judge
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
kept
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
leaned
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From this reading The man behind the wicket leaned forward to survey the man outside.
main
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
man
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From this reading The man behind the wicket leaned forward to survey the man outside.
men
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
MOTOR-TRUCKS
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From this reading ANDY OF THE MOTOR-TRUCKS.
now
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From this reading He delighted in difficult subjects, now, who baffled a casual inspection.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANDY OF THE MOTOR-TRUCKS.
ornamental
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From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
other
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man behind the wicket leaned forward to survey the man outside.
own
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
position
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
positions
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
prey
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
seventeenth
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From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
subjects
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From this reading He delighted in difficult subjects, now, who baffled a casual inspection.
survey
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From this reading The man behind the wicket leaned forward to survey the man outside.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANDY OF THE MOTOR-TRUCKS.
there
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From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man behind the wicket leaned forward to survey the man outside.
vain
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
vanity
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From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gate-keeper at the main entrance to Adriance's was the prey of a double vanity that kept his attention alert: he was vain of his own position, and of his ability to judge the positions of other men.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He delighted in difficult subjects, now, who baffled a casual inspection.
wicket
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From this reading The man behind the wicket leaned forward to survey the man outside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
year
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From this reading This was his seventeenth year in the cage of ornamental iron-work, and he had brought his hobby into it with his first day there.
