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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 He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
alarming
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From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
anxious
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From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
Belinda
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From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
black
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From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
comic
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From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
contraction
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From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
distraught
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From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
downright
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From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
eyebrows
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From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
glad
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From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
grey
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From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
hair
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From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
hope
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From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
hoped
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From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
ludicrous
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From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
man
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From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
manner
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From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
Mrs
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From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
natural
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From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
near
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From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
own
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From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
perception
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From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
perplexities
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From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
personage
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From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
Pip
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From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
PocketnounUS /ˈpɑːkət/
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
rather
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From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
really
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From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
said
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From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
see
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From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
sense
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From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
smile
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From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
son's
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From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
sorry
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From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
spite
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From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
talked
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From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
there
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From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
unaffected
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From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
use
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From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
very
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From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
way
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From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
welcomed
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From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
word
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From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
young-looking
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From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
