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From this reading First, the personage who is called the PORTIER (who is not the PORTER, but is a sort of first-mate of a hotel) [1.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Heidelberg [Landing a Monarch at Heidelberg] We stopped at a hotel by the railway-station.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He shed an official glance upon the situation, and then began to give orders.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
appeared
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
Appendix
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Heidelberg [Landing a Monarch at Heidelberg] We stopped at a hotel by the railway-station.
bands
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shed an official glance upon the situation, and then began to give orders.
blue
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
brass
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
breakfast
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From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading First, the personage who is called the PORTIER (who is not the PORTER, but is a sort of first-mate of a hotel) [1.
buttons
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Heidelberg [Landing a Monarch at Heidelberg] We stopped at a hotel by the railway-station.
called
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From this reading First, the personage who is called the PORTIER (who is not the PORTER, but is a sort of first-mate of a hotel) [1.
cap
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
cloth
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
deal
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From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
decorated
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
door
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, the personage who is called the PORTIER (who is not the PORTER, but is a sort of first-mate of a hotel) [1.
first-mate
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From this reading First, the personage who is called the PORTIER (who is not the PORTER, but is a sort of first-mate of a hotel) [1.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
front
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From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
give
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From this reading He shed an official glance upon the situation, and then began to give orders.
glance
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From this reading He shed an official glance upon the situation, and then began to give orders.
gloves
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
going
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From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
gold
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
got
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From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
Heidelberg
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From this reading Heidelberg [Landing a Monarch at Heidelberg] We stopped at a hotel by the railway-station.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
hotel
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From this reading Heidelberg [Landing a Monarch at Heidelberg] We stopped at a hotel by the railway-station.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
interested
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From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First, the personage who is called the PORTIER (who is not the PORTER, but is a sort of first-mate of a hotel) [1.
lace
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
Landing
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From this reading Heidelberg [Landing a Monarch at Heidelberg] We stopped at a hotel by the railway-station.
Monarch
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From this reading Heidelberg [Landing a Monarch at Heidelberg] We stopped at a hotel by the railway-station.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
new
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading First, the personage who is called the PORTIER (who is not the PORTER, but is a sort of first-mate of a hotel) [1.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
official
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From this reading He shed an official glance upon the situation, and then began to give orders.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
orders
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From this reading He shed an official glance upon the situation, and then began to give orders.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
personage
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From this reading First, the personage who is called the PORTIER (who is not the PORTER, but is a sort of first-mate of a hotel) [1.
PORTER
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From this reading First, the personage who is called the PORTIER (who is not the PORTER, but is a sort of first-mate of a hotel) [1.
PORTIER
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From this reading First, the personage who is called the PORTIER (who is not the PORTER, but is a sort of first-mate of a hotel) [1.
railway-station
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From this reading Heidelberg [Landing a Monarch at Heidelberg] We stopped at a hotel by the railway-station.
room
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From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
sat
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From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
See
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
shed
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From this reading He shed an official glance upon the situation, and then began to give orders.
shining
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
situation
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From this reading He shed an official glance upon the situation, and then began to give orders.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
sort
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From this reading First, the personage who is called the PORTIER (who is not the PORTER, but is a sort of first-mate of a hotel) [1.
spick-and-span
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heidelberg [Landing a Monarch at Heidelberg] We stopped at a hotel by the railway-station.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heidelberg [Landing a Monarch at Heidelberg] We stopped at a hotel by the railway-station.
then
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From this reading He shed an official glance upon the situation, and then began to give orders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
too
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
uniform
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
up
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From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He shed an official glance upon the situation, and then began to give orders.
waiting
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From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
way
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From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Heidelberg [Landing a Monarch at Heidelberg] We stopped at a hotel by the railway-station.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Next morning, as we sat in my room waiting for breakfast to come up, we got a good deal interested in something which was going on over the way, in front of another hotel.
white
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading First, the personage who is called the PORTIER (who is not the PORTER, but is a sort of first-mate of a hotel) [1.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
wore
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
wristbands
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From this reading See Appendix A] appeared at the door in a spick-and-span new blue cloth uniform, decorated with shining brass buttons, and with bands of gold lace around his cap and wristbands; and he wore white gloves, too.
