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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 DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
aware
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From this reading On these occasions Dan was aware that Bassett's presence caused a ripple of interest to run through the office.
Bassett
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From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
Bassett's
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From this reading On these occasions Dan was aware that Bassett's presence caused a ripple of interest to run through the office.
brief
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From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
caught
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
caused
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From this reading On these occasions Dan was aware that Bassett's presence caused a ripple of interest to run through the office.
Courier's
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From this reading Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
Dan
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From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
DANIEL
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From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
dated
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From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
day
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From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
exhausted
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From this reading Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
Fitch's
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
five
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From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
Fraserville
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From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
glimpse
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
HARWOOD
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From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
Hoosier
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From this reading Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
hour
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From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
House
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From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
interest
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From this reading On these occasions Dan was aware that Bassett's presence caused a ripple of interest to run through the office.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
July
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From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
law
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
lines
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From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
list
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From this reading Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
meet
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From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
met
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
Morton
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From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
Mr
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
niches
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From this reading Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
note
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From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
occasionally
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
occasions
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From this reading On these occasions Dan was aware that Bassett's presence caused a ripple of interest to run through the office.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
OFFER
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From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
office
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
pantheon
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From this reading Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
passing
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
presence
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From this reading On these occasions Dan was aware that Bassett's presence caused a ripple of interest to run through the office.
private
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
reached
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From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
RECEIVES
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From this reading DANIEL HARWOOD RECEIVES AN OFFER A brief note from Morton Bassett, dated at Fraserville, reached Harwood in July.
reception
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
ripple
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From this reading On these occasions Dan was aware that Bassett's presence caused a ripple of interest to run through the office.
room
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
run
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From this reading On these occasions Dan was aware that Bassett's presence caused a ripple of interest to run through the office.
selected
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From this reading Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
several
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
specified
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From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
statesmen
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From this reading Harwood had long since exhausted the list of Hoosier statesmen selected for niches in the "Courier's" pantheon.
street
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
succinctly
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From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On these occasions Dan was aware that Bassett's presence caused a ripple of interest to run through the office.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On these occasions Dan was aware that Bassett's presence caused a ripple of interest to run through the office.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
times
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
visit
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From this reading After his visit to Fraserville, he had met Bassett occasionally in the street or at the Whitcomb House; and several times he had caught a glimpse of him passing through the reception room of the law office into Mr. Fitch's private room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On these occasions Dan was aware that Bassett's presence caused a ripple of interest to run through the office.
Whitcomb
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From this reading In five lines Bassett asked Dan to meet him at the Whitcomb House on a day and hour succinctly specified.
