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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 Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
adequately
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From this reading Mr. Charterson was moreover adequately married to a large, attentive, enterprising, swarthy wife, and possessed a splendid house in Belgravia.
admiration
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From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
allay
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
anxieties
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
attentive
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From this reading Mr. Charterson was moreover adequately married to a large, attentive, enterprising, swarthy wife, and possessed a splendid house in Belgravia.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
Belgravia
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From this reading Mr. Charterson was moreover adequately married to a large, attentive, enterprising, swarthy wife, and possessed a splendid house in Belgravia.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
best
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From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Transactions in sugar had brought them together originally.
characteristics
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
Charterson
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
chief
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
claim
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
ears
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
enterprising
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From this reading Mr. Charterson was moreover adequately married to a large, attentive, enterprising, swarthy wife, and possessed a splendid house in Belgravia.
entertained
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From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
extraordinarily
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
extravagant
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
friend
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
gentleman's
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Transactions in sugar had brought them together originally.
harsh
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
hide
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
house
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From this reading Mr. Charterson was moreover adequately married to a large, attentive, enterprising, swarthy wife, and possessed a splendid house in Belgravia.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Transactions in sugar had brought them together originally.
Isaac's
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
knight
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From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
large
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
like
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From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
man
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From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
marriage
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
married
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
more
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
moustache
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
Mr
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
much
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
natural
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
new
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From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
newly
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
originally
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From this reading Transactions in sugar had brought them together originally.
particularly
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
possessed
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From this reading Mr. Charterson was moreover adequately married to a large, attentive, enterprising, swarthy wife, and possessed a splendid house in Belgravia.
projecting
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
Sir
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
sought
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
splendid
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From this reading Mr. Charterson was moreover adequately married to a large, attentive, enterprising, swarthy wife, and possessed a splendid house in Belgravia.
sugar
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From this reading Transactions in sugar had brought them together originally.
swarthy
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From this reading Mr. Charterson was moreover adequately married to a large, attentive, enterprising, swarthy wife, and possessed a splendid house in Belgravia.
teeth
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Transactions in sugar had brought them together originally.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Charterson might claim to be Sir Isaac’s chief friend at the time of that gentleman’s marriage.
together
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From this reading Transactions in sugar had brought them together originally.
Transactions
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From this reading Transactions in sugar had brought them together originally.
upper
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
vainly
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
very
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From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
voice
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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was Sir Isaac’s best man, and the new knight entertained a feeling of something very like admiration for him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Moreover, Mr. Charterson had very large ears, more particularly was the left one large, extraordinarily large and projecting upper teeth, which he sought vainly to hide beneath an extravagant moustache, and a harsh voice, characteristics that did much to allay the anxieties natural to a newly married man.
wife
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From this reading Mr. Charterson was moreover adequately married to a large, attentive, enterprising, swarthy wife, and possessed a splendid house in Belgravia.
