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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 ON THE EDGE OF A SECRET.
acquaintance
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From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
active
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From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
all
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From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
aquiline
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From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this time he had just turned his twenty-eighth birthday.
birthday
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From this reading At this time he had just turned his twenty-eighth birthday.
bright
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From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
brown
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
cheek
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
clean
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
colour
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
EDGE
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From this reading ON THE EDGE OF A SECRET.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
England
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From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
eyes
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From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
fact
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
fellow
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From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
gentlemanly
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From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At this time he had just turned his twenty-eighth birthday.
hair
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
happier
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From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this time he had just turned his twenty-eighth birthday.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
inch
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
just
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From this reading At this time he had just turned his twenty-eighth birthday.
keen-faced
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From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
light
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
man
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From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
nose
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From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF A SECRET.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF A SECRET.
owing
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
particular
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From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
perhaps
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
Philip
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From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
piercing
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From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
Probably
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From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF A SECRET.
shaven
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
steel-gray
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From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF A SECRET.
there
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From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this time he had just turned his twenty-eighth birthday.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this time he had just turned his twenty-eighth birthday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
turned
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From this reading At this time he had just turned his twenty-eighth birthday.
twenty-eighth
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From this reading At this time he had just turned his twenty-eighth birthday.
undisputable
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
very
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From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
whisker
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
Winslade
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From this reading Probably there was no happier man in all England than Philip Winslade on the particular afternoon on which we make his acquaintance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
years
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
young
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From this reading He was a thin, active, keen-faced gentlemanly young fellow, with an aquiline nose and very bright and piercing steel-gray eyes.
younger
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From this reading In colour his hair was a light brown, and it was perhaps owing to the fact that he was clean shaven, except for an inch of whisker on either cheek, that he looked younger than his years; that he did look so was, however, undisputable.
