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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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age
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From this reading ‘The Man with the Iron Mask’ was, no doubt, a rarity and a marvel in his own age: in modern London no one would turn his head to give him a second look!
all
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From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Marvellous—the Mysterious—had quite passed out of my life for the moment: and the Common-place reigned supreme.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I turned in the direction of the Earl’s house, as it was now ‘the witching hour’ of five, and I knew I should find them ready for a cup of tea and a quiet chat.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
chance
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From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
chat
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Common-place
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conceal
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conventional
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From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
cup
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From this reading I turned in the direction of the Earl’s house, as it was now ‘the witching hour’ of five, and I knew I should find them ready for a cup of tea and a quiet chat.
delightfully
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From this reading Lady Muriel and her father gave me a delightfully warm welcome.
direction
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doubt
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drawing-rooms
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Earl's
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fashionable
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father
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feelings
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From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
find
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five
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folk
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From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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gave
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give
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From this reading ‘The Man with the Iron Mask’ was, no doubt, a rarity and a marvel in his own age: in modern London no one would turn his head to give him a second look!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Marvellous—the Mysterious—had quite passed out of my life for the moment: and the Common-place reigned supreme.
head
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From this reading ‘The Man with the Iron Mask’ was, no doubt, a rarity and a marvel in his own age: in modern London no one would turn his head to give him a second look!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Muriel and her father gave me a delightfully warm welcome.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘The Man with the Iron Mask’ was, no doubt, a rarity and a marvel in his own age: in modern London no one would turn his head to give him a second look!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hour
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house
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I turned in the direction of the Earl’s house, as it was now ‘the witching hour’ of five, and I knew I should find them ready for a cup of tea and a quiet chat.
impenetrable
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I turned in the direction of the Earl’s house, as it was now ‘the witching hour’ of five, and I knew I should find them ready for a cup of tea and a quiet chat.
Iron
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From this reading ‘The Man with the Iron Mask’ was, no doubt, a rarity and a marvel in his own age: in modern London no one would turn his head to give him a second look!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I turned in the direction of the Earl’s house, as it was now ‘the witching hour’ of five, and I knew I should find them ready for a cup of tea and a quiet chat.
knew
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From this reading I turned in the direction of the Earl’s house, as it was now ‘the witching hour’ of five, and I knew I should find them ready for a cup of tea and a quiet chat.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Muriel and her father gave me a delightfully warm welcome.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marvellous—the Mysterious—had quite passed out of my life for the moment: and the Common-place reigned supreme.
London
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The Man with the Iron Mask’ was, no doubt, a rarity and a marvel in his own age: in modern London no one would turn his head to give him a second look!
Man
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From this reading ‘The Man with the Iron Mask’ was, no doubt, a rarity and a marvel in his own age: in modern London no one would turn his head to give him a second look!
marvel
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Marvellous
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From this reading The Marvellous—the Mysterious—had quite passed out of my life for the moment: and the Common-place reigned supreme.
mask
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From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Muriel and her father gave me a delightfully warm welcome.
meet
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From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
modern
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moment
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From this reading The Marvellous—the Mysterious—had quite passed out of my life for the moment: and the Common-place reigned supreme.
Muriel
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From this reading Lady Muriel and her father gave me a delightfully warm welcome.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Marvellous—the Mysterious—had quite passed out of my life for the moment: and the Common-place reigned supreme.
MysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The Marvellous—the Mysterious—had quite passed out of my life for the moment: and the Common-place reigned supreme.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘The Man with the Iron Mask’ was, no doubt, a rarity and a marvel in his own age: in modern London no one would turn his head to give him a second look!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
now
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From this reading I turned in the direction of the Earl’s house, as it was now ‘the witching hour’ of five, and I knew I should find them ready for a cup of tea and a quiet chat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Marvellous—the Mysterious—had quite passed out of my life for the moment: and the Common-place reigned supreme.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘The Man with the Iron Mask’ was, no doubt, a rarity and a marvel in his own age: in modern London no one would turn his head to give him a second look!
out
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From this reading The Marvellous—the Mysterious—had quite passed out of my life for the moment: and the Common-place reigned supreme.
own
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passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marvellous—the Mysterious—had quite passed out of my life for the moment: and the Common-place reigned supreme.
placidity
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From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
possess
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quiet
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From this reading I turned in the direction of the Earl’s house, as it was now ‘the witching hour’ of five, and I knew I should find them ready for a cup of tea and a quiet chat.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marvellous—the Mysterious—had quite passed out of my life for the moment: and the Common-place reigned supreme.
rarity
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ready
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reigned
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From this reading The Marvellous—the Mysterious—had quite passed out of my life for the moment: and the Common-place reigned supreme.
second
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I turned in the direction of the Earl’s house, as it was now ‘the witching hour’ of five, and I knew I should find them ready for a cup of tea and a quiet chat.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
supreme
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From this reading The Marvellous—the Mysterious—had quite passed out of my life for the moment: and the Common-place reigned supreme.
tea
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Marvellous—the Mysterious—had quite passed out of my life for the moment: and the Common-place reigned supreme.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I turned in the direction of the Earl’s house, as it was now ‘the witching hour’ of five, and I knew I should find them ready for a cup of tea and a quiet chat.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
turn
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turned
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warm
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From this reading Lady Muriel and her father gave me a delightfully warm welcome.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I turned in the direction of the Earl’s house, as it was now ‘the witching hour’ of five, and I knew I should find them ready for a cup of tea and a quiet chat.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
welcome
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From this reading Lady Muriel and her father gave me a delightfully warm welcome.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They were not of the folk we meet in fashionable drawing-rooms—who conceal all such feelings as they may chance to possess beneath the impenetrable mask of a conventional placidity.
witching
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From this reading I turned in the direction of the Earl’s house, as it was now ‘the witching hour’ of five, and I knew I should find them ready for a cup of tea and a quiet chat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘The Man with the Iron Mask’ was, no doubt, a rarity and a marvel in his own age: in modern London no one would turn his head to give him a second look!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘The Man with the Iron Mask’ was, no doubt, a rarity and a marvel in his own age: in modern London no one would turn his head to give him a second look!
