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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 Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
brutal
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From this reading Leonard's cynicism, his occasional exhibition of a plastic conscience, his at times brutal way of putting things, repelled friendship.
business
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
Carter
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From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
case-hardened
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Leonard's cynicism, his occasional exhibition of a plastic conscience, his at times brutal way of putting things, repelled friendship.
cynicism
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From this reading Leonard's cynicism, his occasional exhibition of a plastic conscience, his at times brutal way of putting things, repelled friendship.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The result did not leave a favorable impression.
engaged
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
enterprises
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
exhibition
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From this reading Leonard's cynicism, his occasional exhibition of a plastic conscience, his at times brutal way of putting things, repelled friendship.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
favorable
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From this reading The result did not leave a favorable impression.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
friendship
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From this reading Leonard's cynicism, his occasional exhibition of a plastic conscience, his at times brutal way of putting things, repelled friendship.
Gabriel
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From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leonard's cynicism, his occasional exhibition of a plastic conscience, his at times brutal way of putting things, repelled friendship.
house
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From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
impression
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From this reading The result did not leave a favorable impression.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
instincts
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
large
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
leave
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From this reading The result did not leave a favorable impression.
Leonard
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From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
Leonard's
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From this reading Leonard's cynicism, his occasional exhibition of a plastic conscience, his at times brutal way of putting things, repelled friendship.
like
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
man
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From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
many
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
men
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
morality
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
MYSTERY
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From this reading MYSTERY WITHIN MYSTERY.
nicer
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
Nick
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From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The result did not leave a favorable impression.
notions
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
occasional
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From this reading Leonard's cynicism, his occasional exhibition of a plastic conscience, his at times brutal way of putting things, repelled friendship.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
opportunity
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From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
plastic
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From this reading Leonard's cynicism, his occasional exhibition of a plastic conscience, his at times brutal way of putting things, repelled friendship.
possessed
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
putting
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From this reading Leonard's cynicism, his occasional exhibition of a plastic conscience, his at times brutal way of putting things, repelled friendship.
really
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
repelled
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From this reading Leonard's cynicism, his occasional exhibition of a plastic conscience, his at times brutal way of putting things, repelled friendship.
respect
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
result
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From this reading The result did not leave a favorable impression.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
studying
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From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
things
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From this reading Leonard's cynicism, his occasional exhibition of a plastic conscience, his at times brutal way of putting things, repelled friendship.
times
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From this reading Leonard's cynicism, his occasional exhibition of a plastic conscience, his at times brutal way of putting things, repelled friendship.
vicious
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From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
visitor
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From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
way
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From this reading Leonard's cynicism, his occasional exhibition of a plastic conscience, his at times brutal way of putting things, repelled friendship.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Nick Carter, while a visitor at the house of Gabriel Leonard, had a fair opportunity for studying the man.
WITHINprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading MYSTERY WITHIN MYSTERY.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Still he might be like many business men engaged in large enterprises, case-hardened in respect of the nicer notions of morality, and yet possessed of no really vicious instincts.
