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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 His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something about the young Southerner that the sophisticated Keogh liked.
age
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From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
ages
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From this reading He was heir to all the ages, an Atwood, of Dalesburg; and you might know every thought conceived in his bosom.
all
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From this reading He was heir to all the ages, an Atwood, of Dalesburg; and you might know every thought conceived in his bosom.
almost
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From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was heir to all the ages, an Atwood, of Dalesburg; and you might know every thought conceived in his bosom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
Atwood
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From this reading He was heir to all the ages, an Atwood, of Dalesburg; and you might know every thought conceived in his bosom.
bosom
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From this reading He was heir to all the ages, an Atwood, of Dalesburg; and you might know every thought conceived in his bosom.
boyishness
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From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
came
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From this reading Geddie came down to the consulate to explain the duties and workings of the office.
carelessness
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From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
conceived
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From this reading He was heir to all the ages, an Atwood, of Dalesburg; and you might know every thought conceived in his bosom.
consulate
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From this reading Geddie came down to the consulate to explain the duties and workings of the office.
cool
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From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
Dalesburg
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From this reading He was heir to all the ages, an Atwood, of Dalesburg; and you might know every thought conceived in his bosom.
down
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From this reading Geddie came down to the consulate to explain the duties and workings of the office.
duties
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From this reading Geddie came down to the consulate to explain the duties and workings of the office.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was heir to all the ages, an Atwood, of Dalesburg; and you might know every thought conceived in his bosom.
experience
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From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
explain
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From this reading Geddie came down to the consulate to explain the duties and workings of the office.
far
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From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
foreign
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From this reading Neither uniforms nor titles, red tape nor foreign languages, mountains nor sea weighed upon his spirits.
Geddie
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From this reading Geddie came down to the consulate to explain the duties and workings of the office.
greater
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From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading He was heir to all the ages, an Atwood, of Dalesburg; and you might know every thought conceived in his bosom.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was heir to all the ages, an Atwood, of Dalesburg; and you might know every thought conceived in his bosom.
Keogh
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From this reading There was something about the young Southerner that the sophisticated Keogh liked.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was heir to all the ages, an Atwood, of Dalesburg; and you might know every thought conceived in his bosom.
languages
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From this reading Neither uniforms nor titles, red tape nor foreign languages, mountains nor sea weighed upon his spirits.
liked
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From this reading There was something about the young Southerner that the sophisticated Keogh liked.
man
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From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
manner
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From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was heir to all the ages, an Atwood, of Dalesburg; and you might know every thought conceived in his bosom.
mountains
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From this reading Neither uniforms nor titles, red tape nor foreign languages, mountains nor sea weighed upon his spirits.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither uniforms nor titles, red tape nor foreign languages, mountains nor sea weighed upon his spirits.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither uniforms nor titles, red tape nor foreign languages, mountains nor sea weighed upon his spirits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
office
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From this reading Geddie came down to the consulate to explain the duties and workings of the office.
possessed
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From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
red
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From this reading Neither uniforms nor titles, red tape nor foreign languages, mountains nor sea weighed upon his spirits.
sea
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From this reading Neither uniforms nor titles, red tape nor foreign languages, mountains nor sea weighed upon his spirits.
simple
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From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something about the young Southerner that the sophisticated Keogh liked.
sophisticated
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From this reading There was something about the young Southerner that the sophisticated Keogh liked.
Southerner
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From this reading There was something about the young Southerner that the sophisticated Keogh liked.
spirits
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From this reading Neither uniforms nor titles, red tape nor foreign languages, mountains nor sea weighed upon his spirits.
tape
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From this reading Neither uniforms nor titles, red tape nor foreign languages, mountains nor sea weighed upon his spirits.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something about the young Southerner that the sophisticated Keogh liked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was something about the young Southerner that the sophisticated Keogh liked.
There
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From this reading There was something about the young Southerner that the sophisticated Keogh liked.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was heir to all the ages, an Atwood, of Dalesburg; and you might know every thought conceived in his bosom.
titles
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From this reading Neither uniforms nor titles, red tape nor foreign languages, mountains nor sea weighed upon his spirits.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His manner was simple almost to boyishness; but he possessed the cool carelessness of a man of far greater age and experience.
uniforms
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From this reading Neither uniforms nor titles, red tape nor foreign languages, mountains nor sea weighed upon his spirits.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Neither uniforms nor titles, red tape nor foreign languages, mountains nor sea weighed upon his spirits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something about the young Southerner that the sophisticated Keogh liked.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Neither uniforms nor titles, red tape nor foreign languages, mountains nor sea weighed upon his spirits.
workings
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From this reading Geddie came down to the consulate to explain the duties and workings of the office.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was heir to all the ages, an Atwood, of Dalesburg; and you might know every thought conceived in his bosom.
young
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From this reading There was something about the young Southerner that the sophisticated Keogh liked.
