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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 malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, Mr. Basil Whittingham once more?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
Annette
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From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
Basil
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From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The malignancy of his feelings was to be found in his words, not in the tone in which he uttered them.
breeding
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From this reading Mr. Basil Whittingham, the English gentleman, ready at a moment's notice to give lessons in manners, conduct, and good breeding.
broke
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From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
conduct
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From this reading Mr. Basil Whittingham, the English gentleman, ready at a moment's notice to give lessons in manners, conduct, and good breeding.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
English
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From this reading Mr. Basil Whittingham, the English gentleman, ready at a moment's notice to give lessons in manners, conduct, and good breeding.
enjoying
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From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
feelings
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From this reading The malignancy of his feelings was to be found in his words, not in the tone in which he uttered them.
few
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From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The malignancy of his feelings was to be found in his words, not in the tone in which he uttered them.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Basil Whittingham, the English gentleman, ready at a moment's notice to give lessons in manners, conduct, and good breeding.
give
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From this reading Mr. Basil Whittingham, the English gentleman, ready at a moment's notice to give lessons in manners, conduct, and good breeding.
glanced
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From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Basil Whittingham, the English gentleman, ready at a moment's notice to give lessons in manners, conduct, and good breeding.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The malignancy of his feelings was to be found in his words, not in the tone in which he uttered them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
lessons
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From this reading Mr. Basil Whittingham, the English gentleman, ready at a moment's notice to give lessons in manners, conduct, and good breeding.
lips
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From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
malicious
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From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
malignancy
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From this reading The malignancy of his feelings was to be found in his words, not in the tone in which he uttered them.
man's
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From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
manners
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From this reading Mr. Basil Whittingham, the English gentleman, ready at a moment's notice to give lessons in manners, conduct, and good breeding.
master
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From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
moment's
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From this reading Mr. Basil Whittingham, the English gentleman, ready at a moment's notice to give lessons in manners, conduct, and good breeding.
moments
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From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
more
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From this reading "Ah, Mr. Basil Whittingham once more?
Mr
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From this reading "Ah, Mr. Basil Whittingham once more?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
notice
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From this reading Mr. Basil Whittingham, the English gentleman, ready at a moment's notice to give lessons in manners, conduct, and good breeding.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
old
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From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
once
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From this reading "Ah, Mr. Basil Whittingham once more?
played
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From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
ready
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From this reading Mr. Basil Whittingham, the English gentleman, ready at a moment's notice to give lessons in manners, conduct, and good breeding.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
situation
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From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
smile
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From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
smooth
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From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
speak
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From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
suave
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From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A malicious smile played about the old man's lips as he glanced at Basil and Annette.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The malignancy of his feelings was to be found in his words, not in the tone in which he uttered them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The malignancy of his feelings was to be found in his words, not in the tone in which he uttered them.
tone
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From this reading The malignancy of his feelings was to be found in his words, not in the tone in which he uttered them.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The malignancy of his feelings was to be found in his words, not in the tone in which he uttered them.
voice
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From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For a few moments he did not speak, but stood enjoying the situation, feeling himself master of it; and when he broke the silence his voice was smooth and suave.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The malignancy of his feelings was to be found in his words, not in the tone in which he uttered them.
Whittingham
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From this reading "Ah, Mr. Basil Whittingham once more?
words
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From this reading The malignancy of his feelings was to be found in his words, not in the tone in which he uttered them.
