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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 That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
accent
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
all
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From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
American
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Barnes immediately recognized the voice, and turned to greet the speaker.
apparent
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
attractive
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
Barnes
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From this reading Mr. Barnes immediately recognized the voice, and turned to greet the speaker.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
certain
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
cockney
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From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
Contrary
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From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
deferential
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
dialect
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From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
distribution
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From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
ear
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
EMERALDnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading IV THE MONTEZUMA EMERALD "Is the Inspector in?"
English
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From this reading The man was Mr. Leroy Mitchel's English valet.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
eye
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
greet
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From this reading Mr. Barnes immediately recognized the voice, and turned to greet the speaker.
h
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From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
immediately
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From this reading Mr. Barnes immediately recognized the voice, and turned to greet the speaker.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IV THE MONTEZUMA EMERALD "Is the Inspector in?"
Inspector
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From this reading IV THE MONTEZUMA EMERALD "Is the Inspector in?"
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IV THE MONTEZUMA EMERALD "Is the Inspector in?"
island
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
IV
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From this reading IV THE MONTEZUMA EMERALD "Is the Inspector in?"
Leroy
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From this reading The man was Mr. Leroy Mitchel's English valet.
letter
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From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
man
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From this reading The man was Mr. Leroy Mitchel's English valet.
manner
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
Mitchel's
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From this reading The man was Mr. Leroy Mitchel's English valet.
MONTEZUMA
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From this reading IV THE MONTEZUMA EMERALD "Is the Inspector in?"
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Barnes immediately recognized the voice, and turned to greet the speaker.
native
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
observed
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
peculiar
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
politeness
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
precedent
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From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
proper
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From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
rather
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
recognized
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From this reading Mr. Barnes immediately recognized the voice, and turned to greet the speaker.
seldom
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
servants
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
speak
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From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
speaker
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From this reading Mr. Barnes immediately recognized the voice, and turned to greet the speaker.
stumbling
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From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IV THE MONTEZUMA EMERALD "Is the Inspector in?"
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Barnes immediately recognized the voice, and turned to greet the speaker.
too
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From this reading That he was English, however, was apparent to the ear, because of a certain rather attractive accent, peculiar to his native island, and to the eye because of a deferential politeness of manner, too seldom observed in American servants.
tradition
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From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
turned
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From this reading Mr. Barnes immediately recognized the voice, and turned to greet the speaker.
valet
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From this reading The man was Mr. Leroy Mitchel's English valet.
vocabulary
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From this reading Contrary to all precedent and tradition, he did not speak in cockney dialect, not even stumbling over the proper distribution of the letter "h" throughout his vocabulary.
voice
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From this reading Mr. Barnes immediately recognized the voice, and turned to greet the speaker.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man was Mr. Leroy Mitchel's English valet.
