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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 Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
Baron
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From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
beamed
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From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
belong
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From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
black
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From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
blue
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From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
chair
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From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
cheekbones
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From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
cigarette
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From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
close-cropped
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From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
company
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From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
contrasts
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From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
curl
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From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
Excellency
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From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
expression
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From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
feature
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From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
fewer
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From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
gold-rimmed
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From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
hair
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From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
hard
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From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
head
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From this reading The shape of his head was perfectly Western, perfectly and typically Romanesque.
Hesho
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From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
high
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From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
indeed
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From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
Italian
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From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
Japanese
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From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
like
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From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
lounged
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From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
Maiyo
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From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
marked
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From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
men
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From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
more
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From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
nation
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From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
origin
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From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
other
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From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
own
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From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
perfectly
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From this reading The shape of his head was perfectly Western, perfectly and typically Romanesque.
perhaps
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From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
Prince
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From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
race
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From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
Romanesque
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From this reading The shape of his head was perfectly Western, perfectly and typically Romanesque.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
shape
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From this reading The shape of his head was perfectly Western, perfectly and typically Romanesque.
show
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From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
Side
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From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
signs
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From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
skin
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From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
smoke
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From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
Spaniard
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From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
spectacles
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From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
two
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From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
typically
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From this reading The shape of his head was perfectly Western, perfectly and typically Romanesque.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
upwards
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From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shape of his head was perfectly Western, perfectly and typically Romanesque.
watched
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From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
Western
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From this reading The shape of his head was perfectly Western, perfectly and typically Romanesque.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Never did Prince Maiyo show fewer signs of his Japanese origin than when in the company of other men of his own race.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
whole
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From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
wicker
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From this reading The Prince, as he lounged in his wicker chair and watched the blue smoke of his cigarette curl upwards, looked more like an Italian--perhaps a Spaniard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Side by side with His Excellency the Baron Hesho, the contrasts in feature and expression were so marked as to make it hard, indeed, to believe that these two men could belong to the same nation.
wore
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From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
world
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From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
yellow
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From this reading The Baron Hesho had high cheekbones, a yellow skin, close-cropped black hair, and wore gold-rimmed spectacles through which he beamed upon the whole world.
