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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 The author, quick of observation, gauged him to be a man of twenty-five or thereabouts.
aboard
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
ageing
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From this reading Younger possibly, but dissipation is an artist who graves deep lines; wrinkles are ageing things.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was first in the cabin; was arranging his things in an orderly way when Mr. Rigby came aboard.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Younger possibly, but dissipation is an artist who graves deep lines; wrinkles are ageing things.
arranging
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From this reading He was first in the cabin; was arranging his things in an orderly way when Mr. Rigby came aboard.
artist
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From this reading Younger possibly, but dissipation is an artist who graves deep lines; wrinkles are ageing things.
author
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From this reading The author, quick of observation, gauged him to be a man of twenty-five or thereabouts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The author, quick of observation, gauged him to be a man of twenty-five or thereabouts.
bit
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From this reading The second tenant of the cabin looked every bit of the wreck he had painted himself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Younger possibly, but dissipation is an artist who graves deep lines; wrinkles are ageing things.
cabin
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From this reading He was first in the cabin; was arranging his things in an orderly way when Mr. Rigby came aboard.
came
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From this reading He was first in the cabin; was arranging his things in an orderly way when Mr. Rigby came aboard.
Charing
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
cloak
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
Cross
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
deep
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From this reading Younger possibly, but dissipation is an artist who graves deep lines; wrinkles are ageing things.
dissipation
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From this reading Younger possibly, but dissipation is an artist who graves deep lines; wrinkles are ageing things.
Docks
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The second tenant of the cabin looked every bit of the wreck he had painted himself.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was first in the cabin; was arranging his things in an orderly way when Mr. Rigby came aboard.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
gathered
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
gauged
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From this reading The author, quick of observation, gauged him to be a man of twenty-five or thereabouts.
got
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
graves
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From this reading Younger possibly, but dissipation is an artist who graves deep lines; wrinkles are ageing things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The second tenant of the cabin looked every bit of the wreck he had painted himself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was first in the cabin; was arranging his things in an orderly way when Mr. Rigby came aboard.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The author, quick of observation, gauged him to be a man of twenty-five or thereabouts.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The second tenant of the cabin looked every bit of the wreck he had painted himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Younger possibly, but dissipation is an artist who graves deep lines; wrinkles are ageing things.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
Katharine's
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
La
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
LIES
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
lines
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From this reading Younger possibly, but dissipation is an artist who graves deep lines; wrinkles are ageing things.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The second tenant of the cabin looked every bit of the wreck he had painted himself.
luggage
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
man
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From this reading The author, quick of observation, gauged him to be a man of twenty-five or thereabouts.
Mascotte
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
Masters
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
Mr
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From this reading He was first in the cabin; was arranging his things in an orderly way when Mr. Rigby came aboard.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The author, quick of observation, gauged him to be a man of twenty-five or thereabouts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second tenant of the cabin looked every bit of the wreck he had painted himself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The author, quick of observation, gauged him to be a man of twenty-five or thereabouts.
orderly
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From this reading He was first in the cabin; was arranging his things in an orderly way when Mr. Rigby came aboard.
painted
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From this reading The second tenant of the cabin looked every bit of the wreck he had painted himself.
possibly
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From this reading Younger possibly, but dissipation is an artist who graves deep lines; wrinkles are ageing things.
quick
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From this reading The author, quick of observation, gauged him to be a man of twenty-five or thereabouts.
reached
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
Rigby
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From this reading He was first in the cabin; was arranging his things in an orderly way when Mr. Rigby came aboard.
room
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
second
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From this reading The second tenant of the cabin looked every bit of the wreck he had painted himself.
St
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
tenant
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From this reading The second tenant of the cabin looked every bit of the wreck he had painted himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was first in the cabin; was arranging his things in an orderly way when Mr. Rigby came aboard.
thereabouts
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From this reading The author, quick of observation, gauged him to be a man of twenty-five or thereabouts.
things
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From this reading He was first in the cabin; was arranging his things in an orderly way when Mr. Rigby came aboard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The author, quick of observation, gauged him to be a man of twenty-five or thereabouts.
twenty-five
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From this reading The author, quick of observation, gauged him to be a man of twenty-five or thereabouts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was first in the cabin; was arranging his things in an orderly way when Mr. Rigby came aboard.
way
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From this reading He was first in the cabin; was arranging his things in an orderly way when Mr. Rigby came aboard.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was first in the cabin; was arranging his things in an orderly way when Mr. Rigby came aboard.
WHITE
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From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Younger possibly, but dissipation is an artist who graves deep lines; wrinkles are ageing things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHITE LIES Masters gathered in his luggage from Charing Cross cloak room; reached St. Katharine's Docks with it; got aboard _La Mascotte_.
wreck
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From this reading The second tenant of the cabin looked every bit of the wreck he had painted himself.
wrinkles
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From this reading Younger possibly, but dissipation is an artist who graves deep lines; wrinkles are ageing things.
Younger
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From this reading Younger possibly, but dissipation is an artist who graves deep lines; wrinkles are ageing things.
