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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 A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was little of apathy or weakness about him, one would have said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
any
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From this reading Well-clad, such a man as he would attract many a backward gaze from men—or women—on any city street.
apathy
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From this reading There was little of apathy or weakness about him, one would have said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
attract
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From this reading Well-clad, such a man as he would attract many a backward gaze from men—or women—on any city street.
back
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
backward
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From this reading Well-clad, such a man as he would attract many a backward gaze from men—or women—on any city street.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
belied
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From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
borne
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From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
broad
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From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
chest
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From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
city
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From this reading Well-clad, such a man as he would attract many a backward gaze from men—or women—on any city street.
closed
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
CREED
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
deeply
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From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
dismissed
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
door
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
down
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From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
evening
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
expression
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From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
face
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From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
falling
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
father's
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
flat
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From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
gaze
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From this reading Well-clad, such a man as he would attract many a backward gaze from men—or women—on any city street.
gloom
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
half-humorous
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From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was little of apathy or weakness about him, one would have said.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
house
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
limb
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From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
lined
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From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was little of apathy or weakness about him, one would have said.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
man
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
many
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From this reading Well-clad, such a man as he would attract many a backward gaze from men—or women—on any city street.
men
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From this reading Well-clad, such a man as he would attract many a backward gaze from men—or women—on any city street.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
now
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well-clad, such a man as he would attract many a backward gaze from men—or women—on any city street.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was little of apathy or weakness about him, one would have said.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was little of apathy or weakness about him, one would have said.
pockets
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From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
rain
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
said
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From this reading There was little of apathy or weakness about him, one would have said.
settled
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From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
shoulder
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From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
slouching
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From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
sternness
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From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
straight
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From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
straightforward
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From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
street
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From this reading Well-clad, such a man as he would attract many a backward gaze from men—or women—on any city street.
strong
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From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Well-clad, such a man as he would attract many a backward gaze from men—or women—on any city street.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
There
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From this reading There was little of apathy or weakness about him, one would have said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
unmindful
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
walked
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading There was little of apathy or weakness about him, one would have said.
Well-clad
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From this reading Well-clad, such a man as he would attract many a backward gaze from men—or women—on any city street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His face, strong and deeply lined, now had settled into a sternness which belied the half-humorous expression it but now had borne.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
wide
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From this reading He was wide of chest, broad of shoulder, straight of limb as he walked now, hands in pockets, straightforward, not slouching down, his back flat.
women
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From this reading Well-clad, such a man as he would attract many a backward gaze from men—or women—on any city street.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was little of apathy or weakness about him, one would have said.
young
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From this reading A NEW CREED THE young man who had been dismissed from his father’s house walked unmindful of the rain still falling in the evening gloom, nor looked back to the door now closed behind him.
