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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 One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
ABDUL
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From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
abnormal
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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annoyance
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From this reading As I entered he put his hands over them in distinct annoyance.
aristocratic
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From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some were set as pendants, brooches, and earrings, while others--great rubies and emeralds of immense value--were uncut.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
bedroom
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brooches
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From this reading Some were set as pendants, brooches, and earrings, while others--great rubies and emeralds of immense value--were uncut.
chanced
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complex
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critically
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Crookdom
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distinct
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earrings
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From this reading Some were set as pendants, brooches, and earrings, while others--great rubies and emeralds of immense value--were uncut.
emeralds
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enter
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entered
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
eyes
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following
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
gems
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generous
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From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some were set as pendants, brooches, and earrings, while others--great rubies and emeralds of immense value--were uncut.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
HAMID'S
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From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading As I entered he put his hands over them in distinct annoyance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As I entered he put his hands over them in distinct annoyance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
illustrates
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immense
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From this reading Some were set as pendants, brooches, and earrings, while others--great rubies and emeralds of immense value--were uncut.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As I entered he put his hands over them in distinct annoyance.
JEWELS
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From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
looking
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lovers
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magnificent
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Moon
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most
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From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
nature
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night
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From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
others
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From this reading Some were set as pendants, brooches, and earrings, while others--great rubies and emeralds of immense value--were uncut.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As I entered he put his hands over them in distinct annoyance.
pendants
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From this reading Some were set as pendants, brooches, and earrings, while others--great rubies and emeralds of immense value--were uncut.
personality
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put
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quantity
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From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
Rayne
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From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
rubies
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From this reading Some were set as pendants, brooches, and earrings, while others--great rubies and emeralds of immense value--were uncut.
Rudolph
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From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
ruler
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From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
seen
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From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
set
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From this reading Some were set as pendants, brooches, and earrings, while others--great rubies and emeralds of immense value--were uncut.
Some
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sometimes
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From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
sparkling
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strange
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Street
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From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
sympathetic
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From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As I entered he put his hands over them in distinct annoyance.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
uncut
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From this reading Some were set as pendants, brooches, and earrings, while others--great rubies and emeralds of immense value--were uncut.
value
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From this reading Some were set as pendants, brooches, and earrings, while others--great rubies and emeralds of immense value--were uncut.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ABDUL HAMID'S JEWELS Rudolph Rayne, though the ruler of aristocratic Crookdom, was sometimes most sympathetic and generous towards lovers.
well
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some were set as pendants, brooches, and earrings, while others--great rubies and emeralds of immense value--were uncut.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One night I chanced to enter his bedroom at Half Moon Street, when I found him looking critically through a quantity of the most magnificent sparkling gems my eyes had ever seen.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Some were set as pendants, brooches, and earrings, while others--great rubies and emeralds of immense value--were uncut.
