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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 One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
Accountant
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From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
all
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From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
animal
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
announced
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From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
Arrogance
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From this reading Arrogance was a mild word for the mental attitude of Mr. S. Riley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
attitude
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From this reading Arrogance was a mild word for the mental attitude of Mr. S. Riley.
Bank
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From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
best
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
big
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blossom's
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
Cashier's
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From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
casually
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From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
correct
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From this reading He was perfectly correct.
county
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Curiosity
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curious
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
day
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dinner
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From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
Directors
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From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
England
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From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
experience
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From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
factories
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From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Arrogance was a mild word for the mental attitude of Mr. S. Riley.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
full
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
gawky
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
Huddersfield
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From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
lay
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From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
line
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From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
mental
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From this reading Arrogance was a mild word for the mental attitude of Mr. S. Riley.
mild
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From this reading Arrogance was a mild word for the mental attitude of Mr. S. Riley.
MOST
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
Natural
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From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
North
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From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
only
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
perfectly
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From this reading He was perfectly correct.
position
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From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
rawboned
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
Riley
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
S
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From this reading Arrogance was a mild word for the mental attitude of Mr. S. Riley.
savage
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
self-conceit
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
seven
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From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
shifted
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From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
Silas
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day, at a big dinner, he announced casually that the Directors had shifted on to him a Natural Curiosity, from England, in the Accountant line.
up
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From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was perfectly correct.
word
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From this reading Arrogance was a mild word for the mental attitude of Mr. S. Riley.
worked
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From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
years
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From this reading He had worked himself up, after seven years, to a Cashier's position in a Huddersfield Bank; and all his experience lay among the factories of the North.
Yorkshireman
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From this reading Mr. Silas Riley, Accountant, was a MOST curious animal--a long, gawky, rawboned Yorkshireman, full of the savage self-conceit that blossom's only in the best county in England.
