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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 He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
age
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From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
awoke
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From this reading The guards, roused by the steps of the horse, awoke, and were on foot in a minute.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
boots
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From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The guards, roused by the steps of the horse, awoke, and were on foot in a minute.
cavalier
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Montalais was right; the young cavalier was goodly to look upon.
checked
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
contained
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From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
costume
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From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
countenance
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
court
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
de
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Montalais was right; the young cavalier was goodly to look upon.
delicate
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
disowned
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From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
goodly
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Montalais was right; the young cavalier was goodly to look upon.
gracefully
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From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
guards
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From this reading The guards, roused by the steps of the horse, awoke, and were on foot in a minute.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
hat
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
horse
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
ingenuous
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
large
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From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mademoiselle de Montalais was right; the young cavalier was goodly to look upon.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Montalais was right; the young cavalier was goodly to look upon.
man
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From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
middle
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
military
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From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
minute
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From this reading The guards, roused by the steps of the horse, awoke, and were on foot in a minute.
Montalais
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Montalais was right; the young cavalier was goodly to look upon.
nervous
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The guards, roused by the steps of the horse, awoke, and were on foot in a minute.
once
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
other
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
period
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From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
picturesque
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From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
plumes
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
raised
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mademoiselle de Montalais was right; the young cavalier was goodly to look upon.
roused
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From this reading The guards, roused by the steps of the horse, awoke, and were on foot in a minute.
serious
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
shaded
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From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
slender
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From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
steps
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From this reading The guards, roused by the steps of the horse, awoke, and were on foot in a minute.
tall
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From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mademoiselle de Montalais was right; the young cavalier was goodly to look upon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mademoiselle de Montalais was right; the young cavalier was goodly to look upon.
transformed
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From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
twenty-five
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From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
twenty-four
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From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mademoiselle de Montalais was right; the young cavalier was goodly to look upon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mademoiselle de Montalais was right; the young cavalier was goodly to look upon.
wearing
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From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The guards, roused by the steps of the horse, awoke, and were on foot in a minute.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His large boots contained a foot which Mademoiselle de Montalais might not have disowned if she had been transformed into a man.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With one of his delicate but nervous hands he checked his horse in the middle of the court, and with the other raised his hat, whose long plumes shaded his at once serious and ingenuous countenance.
years
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From this reading He was a young man of from twenty-four to twenty-five years of age, tall and slender, wearing gracefully the picturesque military costume of the period.
young
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From this reading Mademoiselle de Montalais was right; the young cavalier was goodly to look upon.
