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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 As he reached the house the door was opened, and a man came out and walked down the steps.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bertha was in the parlor alone.
Amorys
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From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he reached the house the door was opened, and a man came out and walked down the steps.
Arbuthnot
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From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he reached the house the door was opened, and a man came out and walked down the steps.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
Bertha
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From this reading Bertha was in the parlor alone.
bow
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From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
came
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From this reading As he reached the house the door was opened, and a man came out and walked down the steps.
candidly
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From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
complexion
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From this reading He was a man with a large frame, a darkly florid complexion, and heavily handsome features.
darkly
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From this reading He was a man with a large frame, a darkly florid complexion, and heavily handsome features.
derived
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From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
door
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From this reading As he reached the house the door was opened, and a man came out and walked down the steps.
down
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From this reading As he reached the house the door was opened, and a man came out and walked down the steps.
encountering
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From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
exactly
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From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
expressed
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From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
features
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From this reading He was a man with a large frame, a darkly florid complexion, and heavily handsome features.
florid
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From this reading He was a man with a large frame, a darkly florid complexion, and heavily handsome features.
frame
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From this reading He was a man with a large frame, a darkly florid complexion, and heavily handsome features.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
gave
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From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
glance
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From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
grudging
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From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a man with a large frame, a darkly florid complexion, and heavily handsome features.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he reached the house the door was opened, and a man came out and walked down the steps.
heavily
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From this reading He was a man with a large frame, a darkly florid complexion, and heavily handsome features.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
home
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From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
house
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From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bertha was in the parlor alone.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
large
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From this reading He was a man with a large frame, a darkly florid complexion, and heavily handsome features.
making
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From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
man
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From this reading As he reached the house the door was opened, and a man came out and walked down the steps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
once
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From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
opened
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From this reading As he reached the house the door was opened, and a man came out and walked down the steps.
out
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From this reading As he reached the house the door was opened, and a man came out and walked down the steps.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Bertha was in the parlor alone.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
pleasure
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From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
rather
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From this reading As he passed Arbuthnot he gave him a glance and a rather grudging bow, which expressed candidly exactly the amount of pleasure he derived from encountering him.
reached
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From this reading As he reached the house the door was opened, and a man came out and walked down the steps.
side
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From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
steps
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From this reading As he reached the house the door was opened, and a man came out and walked down the steps.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
street
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From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
turned
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From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
up
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From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
walked
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From this reading As he reached the house the door was opened, and a man came out and walked down the steps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he reached the house the door was opened, and a man came out and walked down the steps.
way
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From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Instead of making his way home at once Arbuthnot turned up the side of the street on which the Amorys' house stood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a man with a large frame, a darkly florid complexion, and heavily handsome features.
