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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 Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
abandoned
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
absolute
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From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
apparently
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
attendant
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
beardless
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
bland
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
broad
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
changing
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
compartment
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From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
compass
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
coupé
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
crowded
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From this reading The train, it seemed, was crowded.
efforts
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
engaged
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
errand
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From this reading His errand, however, was in vain.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
face
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
FaithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
find
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
finding
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
flaxen
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
Germanism
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From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
girth
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
good-humoured
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
grey
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
hair
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His errand, however, was in vain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
installed
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From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
insular
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The train, it seemed, was crowded.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
light
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
man
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
most
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From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
Norgate
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
other
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
out
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
pink
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
place
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
prejudices
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
seat
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
seated
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The train, it seemed, was crowded.
seen
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From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
started
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
streaked
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
suit
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
there
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From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
train
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
types
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From this reading He returned to his compartment to find already installed there one of the most complete and absolute types of Germanism he had ever seen.
vacant
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
vain
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From this reading His errand, however, was in vain.
view
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From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
waistcoat
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From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A man in a light grey suit, the waistcoat of which had apparently abandoned its efforts to compass his girth, with a broad, pink, good-humoured face, beardless and bland, flaxen hair streaked here and there with grey, was seated in the vacant place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Faithful to his insular prejudices, Norgate, on finding that the other seat in his coupé was engaged, started out to find the train attendant with a view to changing his place.
