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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 Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
arms
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From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
away
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From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
Bundercombe
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From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
chairs
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From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
cheeks
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From this reading One was a flashily dressed, middle-aged man, with fair mustache, puffy cheeks, and a superfluity of jewelry.
cheerful
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From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
cherubic
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From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
coat
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From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
describe
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From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
drawing-room
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From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
dressed
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From this reading One was a flashily dressed, middle-aged man, with fair mustache, puffy cheeks, and a superfluity of jewelry.
drooping
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From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
Eve
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From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
expression
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From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
face
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From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One was a flashily dressed, middle-aged man, with fair mustache, puffy cheeks, and a superfluity of jewelry.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
flashily
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From this reading One was a flashily dressed, middle-aged man, with fair mustache, puffy cheeks, and a superfluity of jewelry.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The other I might at first have taken for an undertaker's mute.
formed
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From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
glance
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From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The other I might at first have taken for an undertaker's mute.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
hearthrug
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From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
jewelry
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From this reading One was a flashily dressed, middle-aged man, with fair mustache, puffy cheeks, and a superfluity of jewelry.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
made
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From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
man
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From this reading One was a flashily dressed, middle-aged man, with fair mustache, puffy cheeks, and a superfluity of jewelry.
middle-aged
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From this reading One was a flashily dressed, middle-aged man, with fair mustache, puffy cheeks, and a superfluity of jewelry.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The other I might at first have taken for an undertaker's mute.
more
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From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
most
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From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
Mr
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From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
mustache
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From this reading One was a flashily dressed, middle-aged man, with fair mustache, puffy cheeks, and a superfluity of jewelry.
mute
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From this reading The other I might at first have taken for an undertaker's mute.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was a flashily dressed, middle-aged man, with fair mustache, puffy cheeks, and a superfluity of jewelry.
only
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From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
opinion
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From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
other
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From this reading The other I might at first have taken for an undertaker's mute.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
puffy
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From this reading One was a flashily dressed, middle-aged man, with fair mustache, puffy cheeks, and a superfluity of jewelry.
remembered
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From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
Seated
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From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
seeing
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From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
study
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From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
superfluity
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From this reading One was a flashily dressed, middle-aged man, with fair mustache, puffy cheeks, and a superfluity of jewelry.
tails
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From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
taken
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From this reading The other I might at first have taken for an undertaker's mute.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
two
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From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
undertaker's
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From this reading The other I might at first have taken for an undertaker's mute.
unfavorable
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From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
urgent
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From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
visitors
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From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
way
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From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I never remembered seeing Mr. Bundercombe look more cheerful than when, at his urgent summons, I left Eve in the drawing-room and made my way into the study.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was standing on the hearthrug, with the tails of his morning coat drooping over his arms and an expression on his face that I can only describe as cherubic.
yard
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From this reading Seated on chairs, a yard or so away from him, were two visitors of whom at first glance I formed a most unfavorable opinion.
