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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 "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
beautiful
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From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
charming
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
chin-whiskers
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
chosen
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
clean-shaven
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
companion
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
door
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From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
down
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From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
evilly
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From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
eyes
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From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
face
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From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
friends
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From this reading She held a neat paper parcel in one hand, and laughed with her friends.
ginger-colored
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
girl
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From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
going
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
grinning
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From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
hall
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From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
hand
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From this reading She held a neat paper parcel in one hand, and laughed with her friends.
hazel
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From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
held
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From this reading She held a neat paper parcel in one hand, and laughed with her friends.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She held a neat paper parcel in one hand, and laughed with her friends.
individual
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
John
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From this reading LONDON: John Lane, Vigo St.
joined
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From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
Joseph
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
Lane
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From this reading LONDON: John Lane, Vigo St.
laughed
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From this reading She held a neat paper parcel in one hand, and laughed with her friends.
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON: John Lane, Vigo St.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
man
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
merge
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
most
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
Mr
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
mustache
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
neat
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From this reading She held a neat paper parcel in one hand, and laughed with her friends.
night
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She held a neat paper parcel in one hand, and laughed with her friends.
other
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From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
pair
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
paper
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From this reading She held a neat paper parcel in one hand, and laughed with her friends.
parcel
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From this reading She held a neat paper parcel in one hand, and laughed with her friends.
piquant
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From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
presently
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From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
quaint
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From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
quickly
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From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
ran
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From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
rather
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From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
said
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
shining
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From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
smooth
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
St
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From this reading LONDON: John Lane, Vigo St.
stairs
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From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
stay
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
two
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From this reading The two stood at the hall door, grinning evilly at each other; and presently a girl ran quickly down the stairs, and joined them.
Vigo
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From this reading LONDON: John Lane, Vigo St.
Walters
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From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "And Mr. Joseph Walters is going to stay the night?" said the smooth clean-shaven man to his companion, an individual not of the most charming appearance, who had chosen to make his ginger-colored mustache merge into a pair of short chin-whiskers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
young
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From this reading She was quite young, with a quaint and piquant rather than a beautiful face, and her eyes were of a shining hazel.
