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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 MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Professor, she told him, was not at home, which again was comforting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Professor, she told him, was not at home, which again was comforting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
brave
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From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
careless
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From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
comforting
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From this reading The Professor, she told him, was not at home, which again was comforting.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
door
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From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
girl
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From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Professor, she told him, was not at home, which again was comforting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
home
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From this reading The Professor, she told him, was not at home, which again was comforting.
HOPE
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From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
Horace
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From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Is the Professor out?" he inquired, to make sure.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is the Professor out?" he inquired, to make sure.
Jessie
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From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
like
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From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is the Professor out?" he inquired, to make sure.
master
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From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
MESSENGER
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From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
mule
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From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
neat
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From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Professor, she told him, was not at home, which again was comforting.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
opened
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From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
opinion
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From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
out
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From this reading "Is the Professor out?" he inquired, to make sure.
parlour-maid
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From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
personal
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From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
possibly
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From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
pretty
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From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
Professor
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From this reading The Professor, she told him, was not at home, which again was comforting.
public
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From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
quadruped
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From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
reassuring
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From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
savant
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From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
scarcely
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From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
semblance
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From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Professor, she told him, was not at home, which again was comforting.
smile
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From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is the Professor out?" he inquired, to make sure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Professor, she told him, was not at home, which again was comforting.
transformed
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From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
venture
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From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Professor, she told him, was not at home, which again was comforting.
welcome
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From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading No girl, he thought, whose master had suddenly been transformed into a mule could possibly smile like that.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MESSENGER OF HOPE Jessie, the neat and pretty parlour-maid, opened the door with a smile of welcome which Horace found reassuring.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For a _savant_, however careless about his personal appearance, would scarcely venture to brave public opinion in the semblance of a quadruped.
