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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 "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
air
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From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
altogether
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From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He is a child--yet not a child--and I have often felt that he commands me without my realising that I am so commanded."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is a child--yet not a child--and I have often felt that he commands me without my realising that I am so commanded."
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
Aubrey
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From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
Aubrey's
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From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
boy
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From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
broke
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From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
cannot
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From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
child
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From this reading He is a child--yet not a child--and I have often felt that he commands me without my realising that I am so commanded."
commanded
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From this reading He is a child--yet not a child--and I have often felt that he commands me without my realising that I am so commanded."
commands
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From this reading He is a child--yet not a child--and I have often felt that he commands me without my realising that I am so commanded."
explain
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From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
eyes
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From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
felt
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From this reading He is a child--yet not a child--and I have often felt that he commands me without my realising that I am so commanded."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
graver
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From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
grew
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From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He is a child--yet not a child--and I have often felt that he commands me without my realising that I am so commanded."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
How
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From this reading How strange!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
impressed
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From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
intensity
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From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
mere
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From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He is a child--yet not a child--and I have often felt that he commands me without my realising that I am so commanded."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He is a child--yet not a child--and I have often felt that he commands me without my realising that I am so commanded."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
off
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From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
often
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From this reading He is a child--yet not a child--and I have often felt that he commands me without my realising that I am so commanded."
puzzled
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From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
realising
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From this reading He is a child--yet not a child--and I have often felt that he commands me without my realising that I am so commanded."
said
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From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
saw
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From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
sense
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From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
slowly
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From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He is a child--yet not a child--and I have often felt that he commands me without my realising that I am so commanded."
some
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From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
strange
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From this reading How strange!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
There
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From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
use
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From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He is a child--yet not a child--and I have often felt that he commands me without my realising that I am so commanded."
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There is something wonderful about that boy," said Aubrey slowly--"From the first time I saw him he impressed me with a sense of something altogether beyond his mere appearance.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, it is strange!--" and Aubrey's eyes grew graver with the intensity of his thought--"There is some secret--but--" he broke off with a puzzled air--"I cannot explain it, so it is no use thinking about it!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He is a child--yet not a child--and I have often felt that he commands me without my realising that I am so commanded."
