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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 [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
Abroad
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From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
acquaintance
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From this reading The following curious history was related to me by a chance railway acquaintance.
age
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before these suspicions had been proven groundless, the book had gone to press.
book
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From this reading Before these suspicions had been proven groundless, the book had gone to press.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The following curious history was related to me by a chance railway acquaintance.
chance
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From this reading The following curious history was related to me by a chance railway acquaintance.
curious
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From this reading The following curious history was related to me by a chance railway acquaintance.
earnest
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
exaggerated
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From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
face
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
feared
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From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
fell
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
following
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From this reading The following curious history was related to me by a chance railway acquaintance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
gentle
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
gone
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From this reading Before these suspicions had been proven groundless, the book had gone to press.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
groundless
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From this reading Before these suspicions had been proven groundless, the book had gone to press.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
history
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From this reading The following curious history was related to me by a chance railway acquaintance.
imprinted
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
lips
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
M
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From this reading --M. T.]
manner
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The following curious history was related to me by a chance railway acquaintance.
more
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
others
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From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
out
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From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
particulars
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From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
press
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From this reading Before these suspicions had been proven groundless, the book had gone to press.
proven
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From this reading Before these suspicions had been proven groundless, the book had gone to press.
railway
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From this reading The following curious history was related to me by a chance railway acquaintance.
related
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From this reading The following curious history was related to me by a chance railway acquaintance.
seventy
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
sincere
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
some
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From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
stamp
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
statement
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
suspicions
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From this reading Before these suspicions had been proven groundless, the book had gone to press.
T
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From this reading --M. T.]
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Before these suspicions had been proven groundless, the book had gone to press.
thoroughly
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before these suspicions had been proven groundless, the book had gone to press.
Tramp
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From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
true
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From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
truth
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
unmistakable
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [Left out of A Tramp Abroad, because it was feared that some of the particulars had been exaggerated, and that others were not true.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
years
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From this reading He was a gentleman more than seventy years of age, and his thoroughly good and gentle face and earnest and sincere manner imprinted the unmistakable stamp of truth upon every statement which fell from his lips.
