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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 A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
absurd
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From this reading He was enormously fat and absurd looking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was enormously fat and absurd looking.
apartment
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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
blinking
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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
bushed
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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
chins
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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
consternation
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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
enormously
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From this reading He was enormously fat and absurd looking.
entered
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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
eyes
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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
Fandor
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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
fat
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From this reading He was enormously fat and absurd looking.
feather
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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.
Frederick-Christian
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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
green
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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
hand
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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.
hat
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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was enormously fat and absurd looking.
heavy
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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
held
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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
II
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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
individual
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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
just
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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
large
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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
looking
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From this reading He was enormously fat and absurd looking.
moustache
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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
nose
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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
out
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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
red
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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
ribbon
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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.
soft
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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.
stared
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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
stuck
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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
three
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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.
two
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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was enormously fat and absurd looking.
well-defined
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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
WULFENMIMENGLASCHK
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From this reading WULFENMIMENGLASCHK Wulfenmimenglaschk!