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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 And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
affectionate
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From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's the Captain over again!” said those of the on-lookers who remembered his father.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
black
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
boy
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
bright
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He's the Captain over again!” said those of the on-lookers who remembered his father.
Captain's
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From this reading “He's the Captain's self, to the life!”
carriage
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
child
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From this reading Every man, woman, and child looked curiously upon him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
curiously
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From this reading Every man, woman, and child looked curiously upon him.
door
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
down
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
dressed
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
Earl
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From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every man, woman, and child looked curiously upon him.
father
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From this reading “He's the Captain over again!” said those of the on-lookers who remembered his father.
hair
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
He's
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From this reading “He's the Captain over again!” said those of the on-lookers who remembered his father.
helped
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From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every man, woman, and child looked curiously upon him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He's the Captain over again!” said those of the on-lookers who remembered his father.
imagined
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From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
interest
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From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
jumped
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's the Captain's self, to the life!”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every man, woman, and child looked curiously upon him.
looking
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From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
man
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From this reading Every man, woman, and child looked curiously upon him.
mop
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
most
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From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
nobleman
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From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
on-lookers
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From this reading “He's the Captain over again!” said those of the on-lookers who remembered his father.
opened
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
out
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “He's the Captain over again!” said those of the on-lookers who remembered his father.
remembered
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From this reading “He's the Captain over again!” said those of the on-lookers who remembered his father.
said
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From this reading “He's the Captain over again!” said those of the on-lookers who remembered his father.
self
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From this reading “He's the Captain's self, to the life!”
splendid
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
stepped
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
sunlight
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From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
then
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
there
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From this reading He stood there in the sunlight looking up at the Earl, as Thomas helped that nobleman out, with the most affectionate interest that could be imagined.
Thomas
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “He's the Captain over again!” said those of the on-lookers who remembered his father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He's the Captain's self, to the life!”
up
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Every man, woman, and child looked curiously upon him.
velvet
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
waving
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From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “He's the Captain over again!” said those of the on-lookers who remembered his father.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then the carriage drew up, and Thomas stepped down and opened the door, and a little boy, dressed in black velvet, and with a splendid mop of bright waving hair, jumped out.
woman
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From this reading Every man, woman, and child looked curiously upon him.
