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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 But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
away
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From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
boat
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
Bob
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From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
British
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
brown
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
built
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
certain
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
Charles
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From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
Company
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From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
conversation
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From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
creditors
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From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
daughters
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
deal
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From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
deep
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From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
dinner
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
down
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From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
dress
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
evening
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From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
eye
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From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
face
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
faint
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
felt
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
floridity
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
going
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From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
hail-fellow
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
holidays
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
impressed
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
Island
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From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
large
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
led
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From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
liked
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
lunch
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
man
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
meeting
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From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
met
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From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
more
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From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
moustache
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
mutton-chop
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
Navigation
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From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
occasion
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From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
offices
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From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
once
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From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
only
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
out
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
rather
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
red
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
rub
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From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
sat
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
Scarborough
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
second
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From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
see
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From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
ShortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
sick
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
sight
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
squarely
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
stairway
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From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
stout
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
summer
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
there
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From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
together
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From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
truly
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
turn
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From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
Ventnor
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From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
vulgarity
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
walked
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From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
well-met
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When, after that second creditors' meeting, he had walked down the stairway which led to the offices of “The Island Navigation Company,” he had been deep in thought.
whiskers
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From this reading Short, squarely built, rather stout, with moustache and large mutton-chop whiskers of a red brown, and a faint floridity in face and dress, he impressed at first sight only by a certain truly British vulgarity.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
wife
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From this reading One felt that here was a hail-fellow--well-met man who liked lunch and dinner, went to Scarborough for his summer holidays, sat on his wife, took his daughters out in a boat and was never sick.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Charles Ventnor was not one to let you see that more was going on within than met the eye.
young
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From this reading But there was a good deal going on that evening, and after his conversation with young Bob he had occasion more than once to turn away and rub his hands together.
