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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 Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
adventurous
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From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
American
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From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
apprenticeship
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From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
become
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From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
Bellamy
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From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
brilliant
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From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
career
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From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
cigarettes
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From this reading Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
citizen
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From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
contemptuous
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From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
corner
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From this reading Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
correspondent
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From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
countries
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From this reading His experience of European countries, however, was limited.
country
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From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
coupe
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From this reading Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
courage
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From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
dangers
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From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
Dorward
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From this reading Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
European
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From this reading His experience of European countries, however, was limited.
exaggerated
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From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
experience
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From this reading His experience of European countries, however, was limited.
friend
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From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
grappled
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From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
hinted
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From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
household
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From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His experience of European countries, however, was limited.
idea
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From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
innumerable
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From this reading Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
limited
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From this reading His experience of European countries, however, was limited.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
man
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From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
more
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From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
obvious
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From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
overcome
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From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
owing
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From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
own
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From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
perils
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From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
resource
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From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
rolling
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From this reading Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
Russo-Japanese
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From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
sanctity
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From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
sat
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From this reading Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
served
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From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
slightly
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From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
softly
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From this reading Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
subtler
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From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
success
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From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
unbounded
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From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
war
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From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After the more obvious dangers with which he had grappled and which he had overcome during his adventurous career, he was disposed to be a little contemptuous of the subtler perils at which his friend Bellamy had plainly hinted.
whistling
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From this reading Dorward, whistling softly to himself, sat in a corner of his coupe rolling innumerable cigarettes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a man of unbounded courage and wonderful resource, but with a slightly exaggerated idea as to the sanctity of an American citizen.
word
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From this reading He had served his apprenticeship in his own country, and his name had become a household word owing to his brilliant success as war correspondent in the Russo-Japanese War.
