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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 Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
all
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From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although he knew he must give way, he hesitated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHISHOLM'S PERSUASION Commodore Chisholm sat in his smoking-room and knitted his brows while Wyndham talked.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
brows
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From this reading CHISHOLM'S PERSUASION Commodore Chisholm sat in his smoking-room and knitted his brows while Wyndham talked.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
calm
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From this reading There was something romantic and, so to speak, exotic, about Wyndham, and Chisholm liked sober English calm.
Chisholm
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From this reading CHISHOLM'S PERSUASION Commodore Chisholm sat in his smoking-room and knitted his brows while Wyndham talked.
CHISHOLM'S
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From this reading CHISHOLM'S PERSUASION Commodore Chisholm sat in his smoking-room and knitted his brows while Wyndham talked.
Commodore
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From this reading CHISHOLM'S PERSUASION Commodore Chisholm sat in his smoking-room and knitted his brows while Wyndham talked.
eagerness
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From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
English
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From this reading There was something romantic and, so to speak, exotic, about Wyndham, and Chisholm liked sober English calm.
exotic
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From this reading There was something romantic and, so to speak, exotic, about Wyndham, and Chisholm liked sober English calm.
explorers
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From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
fast
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From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
frowned
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From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
furnished
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From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
give
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From this reading Although he knew he must give way, he hesitated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
hesitated
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From this reading Although he knew he must give way, he hesitated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CHISHOLM'S PERSUASION Commodore Chisholm sat in his smoking-room and knitted his brows while Wyndham talked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHISHOLM'S PERSUASION Commodore Chisholm sat in his smoking-room and knitted his brows while Wyndham talked.
knew
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From this reading Although he knew he must give way, he hesitated.
knitted
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From this reading CHISHOLM'S PERSUASION Commodore Chisholm sat in his smoking-room and knitted his brows while Wyndham talked.
liked
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From this reading There was something romantic and, so to speak, exotic, about Wyndham, and Chisholm liked sober English calm.
marked
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From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
moved
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From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Although he knew he must give way, he hesitated.
narratives
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From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
naval
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From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
now
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From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
old
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From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
PERSUASION
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From this reading CHISHOLM'S PERSUASION Commodore Chisholm sat in his smoking-room and knitted his brows while Wyndham talked.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
power
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From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
registers
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From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
romantic
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From this reading There was something romantic and, so to speak, exotic, about Wyndham, and Chisholm liked sober English calm.
room
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From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
sat
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From this reading CHISHOLM'S PERSUASION Commodore Chisholm sat in his smoking-room and knitted his brows while Wyndham talked.
sea
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From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
small
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From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
smoking-room
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From this reading CHISHOLM'S PERSUASION Commodore Chisholm sat in his smoking-room and knitted his brows while Wyndham talked.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was something romantic and, so to speak, exotic, about Wyndham, and Chisholm liked sober English calm.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading There was something romantic and, so to speak, exotic, about Wyndham, and Chisholm liked sober English calm.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something romantic and, so to speak, exotic, about Wyndham, and Chisholm liked sober English calm.
speak
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From this reading There was something romantic and, so to speak, exotic, about Wyndham, and Chisholm liked sober English calm.
spoke
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From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
strange
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From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
tactics
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From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
talked
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From this reading CHISHOLM'S PERSUASION Commodore Chisholm sat in his smoking-room and knitted his brows while Wyndham talked.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
then
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From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
There
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From this reading There was something romantic and, so to speak, exotic, about Wyndham, and Chisholm liked sober English calm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was something romantic and, so to speak, exotic, about Wyndham, and Chisholm liked sober English calm.
voyages
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From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
way
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From this reading Although he knew he must give way, he hesitated.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading CHISHOLM'S PERSUASION Commodore Chisholm sat in his smoking-room and knitted his brows while Wyndham talked.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wyndham spoke fast and with marked eagerness, and when he was moved he had a strange power of persuasion, but now and then Chisholm frowned.
works
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From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
Wyndham
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From this reading CHISHOLM'S PERSUASION Commodore Chisholm sat in his smoking-room and knitted his brows while Wyndham talked.
yacht
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From this reading The room was small and plainly furnished and the books on the shelves were all about the sea; narratives of old explorers' voyages, works on naval tactics, and yacht registers.
