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24
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From this reading He was 24 years old.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
air
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From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
apparatus
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From this reading He was a stranger who looked at the world with cold and calculating eyes, like a scientist might look at a piece of lab apparatus.
approaches
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From this reading Women were intrigued by him, made their approaches, and hastily left--a little insulted and far more frightened.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
blue
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From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Women were intrigued by him, made their approaches, and hastily left--a little insulted and far more frightened.
calculating
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From this reading He was a stranger who looked at the world with cold and calculating eyes, like a scientist might look at a piece of lab apparatus.
came
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From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
cold
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From this reading He was a stranger who looked at the world with cold and calculating eyes, like a scientist might look at a piece of lab apparatus.
contact
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From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
down
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From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
dressed
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From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
eyes
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From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
far
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From this reading Women were intrigued by him, made their approaches, and hastily left--a little insulted and far more frightened.
frame
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From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
friends
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From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
frightened
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From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
hastily
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From this reading Women were intrigued by him, made their approaches, and hastily left--a little insulted and far more frightened.
hat
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From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was 24 years old.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
insulted
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From this reading Women were intrigued by him, made their approaches, and hastily left--a little insulted and far more frightened.
intrigued
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From this reading Women were intrigued by him, made their approaches, and hastily left--a little insulted and far more frightened.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
lab
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From this reading He was a stranger who looked at the world with cold and calculating eyes, like a scientist might look at a piece of lab apparatus.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Women were intrigued by him, made their approaches, and hastily left--a little insulted and far more frightened.
like
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From this reading He was a stranger who looked at the world with cold and calculating eyes, like a scientist might look at a piece of lab apparatus.
liked
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From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Women were intrigued by him, made their approaches, and hastily left--a little insulted and far more frightened.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a stranger who looked at the world with cold and calculating eyes, like a scientist might look at a piece of lab apparatus.
made
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From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
man
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From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
menace
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From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was a stranger who looked at the world with cold and calculating eyes, like a scientist might look at a piece of lab apparatus.
more
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From this reading Women were intrigued by him, made their approaches, and hastily left--a little insulted and far more frightened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
old
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From this reading He was 24 years old.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
people
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From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
piece
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From this reading He was a stranger who looked at the world with cold and calculating eyes, like a scientist might look at a piece of lab apparatus.
pull
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From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
scientist
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From this reading He was a stranger who looked at the world with cold and calculating eyes, like a scientist might look at a piece of lab apparatus.
serge
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From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
stranger
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From this reading He was a stranger who looked at the world with cold and calculating eyes, like a scientist might look at a piece of lab apparatus.
subtle
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From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
suit
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From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
tall
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From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Women were intrigued by him, made their approaches, and hastily left--a little insulted and far more frightened.
there
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From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
type
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From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
unsmiling
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From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was 24 years old.
wasn't
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From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wasn't the type who made friends and there was a subtle air of menace about him that frightened the people with whom he came in contact.
Women
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From this reading Women were intrigued by him, made their approaches, and hastily left--a little insulted and far more frightened.
world
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From this reading A tall, unsmiling, handsome man dressed in a blue serge suit and a hat that he liked to pull down over his eyes so he could look at the world as if it were in a frame.
years
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From this reading He was 24 years old.
