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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 "Perhaps I'm a rather unusual man, Mr Kemball," he said, rising and crossing the room.
also
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From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Truly, he was an unusual person.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Perhaps I'm a rather unusual man, Mr Kemball," he said, rising and crossing the room.
Arnold
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From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
associated
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From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
bearing
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From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
become
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From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
country
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From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
cravatnounUS /krəˈvæt/
A short, wide strip of silk fabric worn by gentlemen around the neck inside an open-collared shirt.
From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
crossing
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From this reading "Perhaps I'm a rather unusual man, Mr Kemball," he said, rising and crossing the room.
dark
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From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
dear
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From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
declared
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From this reading "The situation is unusual--to say the least," I declared.
diamond
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From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
friend
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From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
green
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From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
halting
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From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Perhaps I'm a rather unusual man, Mr Kemball," he said, rising and crossing the room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
hope
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From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The situation is unusual--to say the least," I declared.
I'm
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From this reading "Perhaps I'm a rather unusual man, Mr Kemball," he said, rising and crossing the room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
intimate
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From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The situation is unusual--to say the least," I declared.
Kemball
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From this reading "Perhaps I'm a rather unusual man, Mr Kemball," he said, rising and crossing the room.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The situation is unusual--to say the least," I declared.
man
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From this reading "Perhaps I'm a rather unusual man, Mr Kemball," he said, rising and crossing the room.
manner
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From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
Melvill
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From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
Mr
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From this reading "Perhaps I'm a rather unusual man, Mr Kemball," he said, rising and crossing the room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
now
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From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
Perhaps
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From this reading "Perhaps I'm a rather unusual man, Mr Kemball," he said, rising and crossing the room.
person
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From this reading Truly, he was an unusual person.
rather
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From this reading "Perhaps I'm a rather unusual man, Mr Kemball," he said, rising and crossing the room.
rising
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From this reading "Perhaps I'm a rather unusual man, Mr Kemball," he said, rising and crossing the room.
room
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From this reading "Perhaps I'm a rather unusual man, Mr Kemball," he said, rising and crossing the room.
said
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From this reading "Perhaps I'm a rather unusual man, Mr Kemball," he said, rising and crossing the room.
saw
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From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
say
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From this reading "The situation is unusual--to say the least," I declared.
situation
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From this reading "The situation is unusual--to say the least," I declared.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The situation is unusual--to say the least," I declared.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The situation is unusual--to say the least," I declared.
Truly
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From this reading Truly, he was an unusual person.
unusual
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From this reading "The situation is unusual--to say the least," I declared.
very
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From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Truly, he was an unusual person.
well-born
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From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
wore
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From this reading I saw that in his dark green cravat he wore a fine diamond, and that his manner and bearing were those of a well-born country gentleman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "I hope," he went on, halting suddenly before me, "that as you have associated yourself with my very dear and intimate friend, Melvill Arnold, you will now become my friend also.
