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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 “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
addressed
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading P. I have seldom set eyes on)--“your ordinarily handsome face wore an expression that was by no means pleasing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
benevolent
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
Blacking
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From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
bouncer
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading P. I have seldom set eyes on)--“your ordinarily handsome face wore an expression that was by no means pleasing.
cab
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From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
care
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
cei
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
chambers
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
companion
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
confess
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
DARE
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
Day
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From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
down
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
excuse
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
expression
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From this reading P. I have seldom set eyes on)--“your ordinarily handsome face wore an expression that was by no means pleasing.
eyes
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From this reading P. I have seldom set eyes on)--“your ordinarily handsome face wore an expression that was by no means pleasing.
face
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From this reading P. I have seldom set eyes on)--“your ordinarily handsome face wore an expression that was by no means pleasing.
features
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
fell
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
fit
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
flutter
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
flying
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From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
grinned
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading P. I have seldom set eyes on)--“your ordinarily handsome face wore an expression that was by no means pleasing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading P. I have seldom set eyes on)--“your ordinarily handsome face wore an expression that was by no means pleasing.
head
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
ill-looking
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
individual
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
jumping
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From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
just
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
lap
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
man
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
man's
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From this reading I was this man's slave.
Martin's
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From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
means
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From this reading P. I have seldom set eyes on)--“your ordinarily handsome face wore an expression that was by no means pleasing.
Mons
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
more
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading P. I have seldom set eyes on)--“your ordinarily handsome face wore an expression that was by no means pleasing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
offend
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
once
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From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
ordinarily
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
P
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From this reading P. I have seldom set eyes on)--“your ordinarily handsome face wore an expression that was by no means pleasing.
pardon
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
pleasing
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From this reading P. I have seldom set eyes on)--“your ordinarily handsome face wore an expression that was by no means pleasing.
policeman
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From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
porcelain
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
qualified
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
rascal
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
refuge
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From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
remarking
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
said
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
seldom
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From this reading P. I have seldom set eyes on)--“your ordinarily handsome face wore an expression that was by no means pleasing.
set
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From this reading P. I have seldom set eyes on)--“your ordinarily handsome face wore an expression that was by no means pleasing.
sinister
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
sitting
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
slave
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From this reading I was this man's slave.
speaking
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From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
stool
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From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
taking
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From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
THOUGHTnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
tremble
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
twice
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From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
up
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
Warehouse
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From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
words
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From this reading You grinned at the individual just as you did at me when you went up to the cei--, pardon me, as I THOUGHT you did, when I fell down in a fit in your chambers;” and I qualified my words in a great flutter and tremble; I did not care to offend the man--I did not DARE to offend the man.
wore
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From this reading P. I have seldom set eyes on)--“your ordinarily handsome face wore an expression that was by no means pleasing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought once or twice of jumping into a cab, and flying; of taking refuge in Day and Martin's Blacking Warehouse; of speaking to a policeman, but not one would come.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will excuse me,” I said, to my companion, “for remarking, that when you addressed the individual sitting on the porcelain stool, with his head in his lap, your ordinarily benevolent features”--(this I confess was a bouncer, for between ourselves a more sinister and ill-looking rascal than Mons.
