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Strange Peoples

Chapter III

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But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.
There are many different kinds.
There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.
The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.
The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.
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Strange Peoples

Chapter III

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.
Line 2
There are many different kinds.
Line 3
There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.
Line 4
The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.
Line 5
The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Different noun US /ˈdifferent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “There are many different kinds.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.”

Worn verb US /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading “The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are many different kinds.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.

brim

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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.

commonest

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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.

Corean

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From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.

court

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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.

crown

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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.

curious

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From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.

differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading There are many different kinds.

dress

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From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.

flaps

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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.

flat

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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.

halfway

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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.

hat

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From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.

hats

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From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.

high

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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.

house

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From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.

kinds

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From this reading There are many different kinds.

like

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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.

many

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From this reading There are many different kinds.

most

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From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.

occupations

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From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.

old

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From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.

out-door

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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.

out-doors

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From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.

people

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From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.

projecting

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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.

round

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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.

royal

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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.

sides

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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.

skull-caps

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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.

square-topped

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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading But the most curious part of Corean dress is the hat.

There

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From this reading There are many different kinds.

up

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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.

wide

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From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.

wings

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From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The commonest out-door hat is round, square-topped, and with the wide, flat, brim halfway up the crown.

wornverbUS /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading The hats worn at the royal court are like high skull-caps, with wide flaps or wings projecting at the sides.

young

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From this reading There are hats for young and hats for old, hats for out-doors and hats for the house, hats for people of different occupations.