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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 The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
ADRIANCE
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From this reading TONY ADRIANCE--"MILLIONS, YOU KNOW!"
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a moment he drew a cigar-case from his pocket, then paused.
air
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
autumn
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From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
awaiting
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
bench
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From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
broad
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
cigar-case
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From this reading After a moment he drew a cigar-case from his pocket, then paused.
cloud
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From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
curved
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From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
dismissal
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
down
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a moment he drew a cigar-case from his pocket, then paused.
Drive
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
flurry
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
gaze
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
hesitated
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From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
KNOWnounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TONY ADRIANCE--"MILLIONS, YOU KNOW!"
man
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From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
MILLIONS
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From this reading TONY ADRIANCE--"MILLIONS, YOU KNOW!"
moment
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From this reading After a moment he drew a cigar-case from his pocket, then paused.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
occupant
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
out
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From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
passing
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From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
paused
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From this reading After a moment he drew a cigar-case from his pocket, then paused.
pavilion
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From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
people
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
place
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From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
pocket
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From this reading After a moment he drew a cigar-case from his pocket, then paused.
rain
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
rather
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From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
receiving
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
sat
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
scattering
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
seat's
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
shelter
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From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
shower
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From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
sign
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
some
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
spring
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From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
stone
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From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
suggested
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From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
swept
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From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
taken
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From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
taking
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From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
then
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From this reading After a moment he drew a cigar-case from his pocket, then paused.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
TONY
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From this reading TONY ADRIANCE--"MILLIONS, YOU KNOW!"
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
turned
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
welcome
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From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had the air of awaiting some sign of welcome or dismissal from the seat's occupant; receiving none, he sat down and turned his gaze toward the broad Drive, where people were scattering before the sudden flurry of rain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man who had taken shelter in the stone pavilion hesitated before taking a place on the curved bench before him.
wind-blown
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From this reading It suggested spring rather than autumn, this shower that had swept out of a wind-blown cloud and was already passing.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TONY ADRIANCE--"MILLIONS, YOU KNOW!"
