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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 An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
abundant
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
ACHMET
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From this reading ACHMET THE ASTROLOGER.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The old man folded his arms across his bosom--and made him a profound Oriental salaam.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
apparition
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From this reading Sir Jasper took a stop backward, and regarded this singular apparition in wonder.
arms
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From this reading The old man folded his arms across his bosom--and made him a profound Oriental salaam.
ASTROLOGER
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From this reading ACHMET THE ASTROLOGER.
backward
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From this reading Sir Jasper took a stop backward, and regarded this singular apparition in wonder.
black
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
board
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
bosom
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From this reading The old man folded his arms across his bosom--and made him a profound Oriental salaam.
breast
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
cloak
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
down
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
dull
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
eyes
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
face
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
flowing
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
folded
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From this reading The old man folded his arms across his bosom--and made him a profound Oriental salaam.
gray
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
hair
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old man folded his arms across his bosom--and made him a profound Oriental salaam.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Jasper took a stop backward, and regarded this singular apparition in wonder.
Jasper
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From this reading Sir Jasper took a stop backward, and regarded this singular apparition in wonder.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
made
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From this reading The old man folded his arms across his bosom--and made him a profound Oriental salaam.
man
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
old
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
Oriental
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From this reading The old man folded his arms across his bosom--and made him a profound Oriental salaam.
out
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
pair
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
patriarchal
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
piercing
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
profound
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From this reading The old man folded his arms across his bosom--and made him a profound Oriental salaam.
regarded
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From this reading Sir Jasper took a stop backward, and regarded this singular apparition in wonder.
salaam
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From this reading The old man folded his arms across his bosom--and made him a profound Oriental salaam.
scalp
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
seamed
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
shoulders
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
silver-white
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
singular
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From this reading Sir Jasper took a stop backward, and regarded this singular apparition in wonder.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Jasper took a stop backward, and regarded this singular apparition in wonder.
skull-cap
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
stop
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From this reading Sir Jasper took a stop backward, and regarded this singular apparition in wonder.
streamed
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
tall
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACHMET THE ASTROLOGER.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sir Jasper took a stop backward, and regarded this singular apparition in wonder.
tight
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Jasper took a stop backward, and regarded this singular apparition in wonder.
trailing
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
upright
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
velvet
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
wearing
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From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
white
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
wonder
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From this reading Sir Jasper took a stop backward, and regarded this singular apparition in wonder.
wrinkled
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From this reading A patriarchal board, abundant and silver-white, streamed down his breast, and out of a dull, white face, seamed and wrinkled, looked a pair of eyes piercing and black.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading An old man, yet tall and upright, wearing a trailing cloak of dull black, long gray hair flowing over the shoulders, and tight to the scalp a skull-cap of black velvet.
