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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 "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes," the latter answered, "I found him, and a curious character he is.
any
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From this reading "He does not bear any too good a reputation in these parts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
bear
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From this reading "He does not bear any too good a reputation in these parts.
Browne
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From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
careful
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From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
chair
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From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
character
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From this reading "Yes," the latter answered, "I found him, and a curious character he is.
cigar
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From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He has some wonderful curios in his shop, and I could have spent a day there overhauling them."
curios
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From this reading He has some wonderful curios in his shop, and I could have spent a day there overhauling them."
curious
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From this reading "Yes," the latter answered, "I found him, and a curious character he is.
day
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From this reading He has some wonderful curios in his shop, and I could have spent a day there overhauling them."
dealings
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From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He does not bear any too good a reputation in these parts.
find
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From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," the latter answered, "I found him, and a curious character he is.
friend
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From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He does not bear any too good a reputation in these parts.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has some wonderful curios in his shop, and I could have spent a day there overhauling them."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He has some wonderful curios in his shop, and I could have spent a day there overhauling them."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes," the latter answered, "I found him, and a curious character he is.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has some wonderful curios in his shop, and I could have spent a day there overhauling them."
host
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From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," the latter answered, "I found him, and a curious character he is.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," the latter answered, "I found him, and a curious character he is.
latter
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From this reading "Yes," the latter answered, "I found him, and a curious character he is.
lit
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From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
meaning
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From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He does not bear any too good a reputation in these parts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
other
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From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
overhauling
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From this reading He has some wonderful curios in his shop, and I could have spent a day there overhauling them."
parts
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From this reading "He does not bear any too good a reputation in these parts.
peculiar
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From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
reputation
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From this reading "He does not bear any too good a reputation in these parts.
said
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From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
Schmidt
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From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
seated
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From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
shop
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From this reading He has some wonderful curios in his shop, and I could have spent a day there overhauling them."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
some
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From this reading He has some wonderful curios in his shop, and I could have spent a day there overhauling them."
sort
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From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
spent
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From this reading He has some wonderful curios in his shop, and I could have spent a day there overhauling them."
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes," the latter answered, "I found him, and a curious character he is.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He has some wonderful curios in his shop, and I could have spent a day there overhauling them."
there
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From this reading He has some wonderful curios in his shop, and I could have spent a day there overhauling them."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "He does not bear any too good a reputation in these parts.
too
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From this reading "He does not bear any too good a reputation in these parts.
very
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From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I should be very careful, if I were you, what sort of dealings you have with him," said the other, with what struck Browne as a peculiar meaning.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He has some wonderful curios in his shop, and I could have spent a day there overhauling them."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," the latter answered, "I found him, and a curious character he is.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you find your friend Schmidt?" inquired their host of Browne as he seated himself in a chair and lit a cigar.
