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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 Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
affording
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From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
all
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From this reading "Bit of all right--this place!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
angle
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From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
Bit
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From this reading "Bit of all right--this place!"
black
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From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
bow
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From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
bowler
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From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
brim
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From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
certain
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
clear
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
completely
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
curls
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From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
diamond
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
doubts
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
entertaining
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
entrance
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From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
excused
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
eyes
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From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
face
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From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
failed
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
fell
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From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
flashed
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
frozen
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From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
hand
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
hat
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From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
headgear
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
jaunty
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From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
liberal
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From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
light
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
linen
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
Luigi's
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From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
mauve
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
met
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From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
Moss
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From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
Mr
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From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
overwhite
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
Parkers
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From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
pin
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
place
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From this reading "Bit of all right--this place!"
polite
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From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
regard
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
removed
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
restaurant
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From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bit of all right--this place!"
ring
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
set
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From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
side
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From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
small
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From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
smile
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From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
soft
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
stand
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
study
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From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
tardily
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
test
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Bit of all right--this place!"
tie
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From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His linen failed completely to stand the test of the clear, soft light of the restaurant, and one might have been excused for entertaining certain doubts with regard to the diamond pin in his mauve tie and the ring that flashed from his not overwhite hand as he tardily removed his headgear.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
view
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From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
wearing
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From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
welcome
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From this reading His polite bow and smile of welcome seemed suddenly frozen on his face as his eyes fell upon Mr. Moss.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Luigi's face, when he met the Parkers and myself at the entrance of the restaurant, was a study.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Moss was still wearing his hat, which was a black bowler with a small brim, set at a jaunty angle a little on one side and affording a liberal view of his black curls underneath.
