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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 SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
aged
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From this reading Something seemed to have aged him.
air
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From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
ALLAN
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
altogether
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His appearance was certainly not that of an anxious wooer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
anxious
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From this reading His appearance was certainly not that of an anxious wooer.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His appearance was certainly not that of an anxious wooer.
appeared
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From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
arrived
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
bearing
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From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
BEAUMERVILLE
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
brilliant
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From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
certainly
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From this reading His appearance was certainly not that of an anxious wooer.
COURT
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
day
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
depression
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From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
duly
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
face
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From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
fears
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
figure
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From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
following
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
foreign
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From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
former
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From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
haggard
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From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Something seemed to have aged him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
Helen's
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something seemed to have aged him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His appearance was certainly not that of an anxious wooer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
lines
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From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
man
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From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
manner
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From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His appearance was certainly not that of an anxious wooer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
pale
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From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
person
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From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
popular
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From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
restless
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From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something seemed to have aged him.
self
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From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
SIR
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
society
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From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something seemed to have aged him.
space
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His appearance was certainly not that of an anxious wooer.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
There
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From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
town
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From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
vanished
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
very
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
VISITS
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From this reading SIR ALLAN BEAUMERVILLE VISITS THE COURT On the following day Sir Allan duly arrived, and in a very short space of time Helen's fears had altogether vanished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His appearance was certainly not that of an anxious wooer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was pale and haggard and thin, altogether a different person to the brilliant man about town who was such a popular figure in society.
wooer
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From this reading His appearance was certainly not that of an anxious wooer.
wrinkles
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From this reading There were lines and wrinkles in his face which had never appeared there before, and an air of restless depression in his manner and bearing quite foreign to his former self.
