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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 GLARE OF A MATCH.
accomplishing
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From this reading However, he realized that it was no easy task that Phil had undertaken, and that he might well occupy an hour or more in accomplishing it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
aside
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
bartender
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From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
began
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
chair
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From this reading He had no more cigars to smoke, but he seated himself resolutely in a chair, determined to wait with patience until his messenger should return.
cigar
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From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
cigars
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From this reading He had no more cigars to smoke, but he seated himself resolutely in a chair, determined to wait with patience until his messenger should return.
consumed
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
departure
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From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He had no more cigars to smoke, but he seated himself resolutely in a chair, determined to wait with patience until his messenger should return.
easy
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From this reading However, he realized that it was no easy task that Phil had undertaken, and that he might well occupy an hour or more in accomplishing it.
feel
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
found
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From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
GLARE
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From this reading THE GLARE OF A MATCH.
gone
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
half
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
hour
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, he realized that it was no easy task that Phil had undertaken, and that he might well occupy an hour or more in accomplishing it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
later
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
long
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
man
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
MATCH
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From this reading THE GLARE OF A MATCH.
messenger
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From this reading He had no more cigars to smoke, but he seated himself resolutely in a chair, determined to wait with patience until his messenger should return.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading However, he realized that it was no easy task that Phil had undertaken, and that he might well occupy an hour or more in accomplishing it.
more
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
Nick
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From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading However, he realized that it was no easy task that Phil had undertaken, and that he might well occupy an hour or more in accomplishing it.
occupy
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From this reading However, he realized that it was no easy task that Phil had undertaken, and that he might well occupy an hour or more in accomplishing it.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GLARE OF A MATCH.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading However, he realized that it was no easy task that Phil had undertaken, and that he might well occupy an hour or more in accomplishing it.
patience
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From this reading He had no more cigars to smoke, but he seated himself resolutely in a chair, determined to wait with patience until his messenger should return.
Phil
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From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
pockets
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From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
quietly
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From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
realized
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From this reading However, he realized that it was no easy task that Phil had undertaken, and that he might well occupy an hour or more in accomplishing it.
resolutely
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From this reading He had no more cigars to smoke, but he seated himself resolutely in a chair, determined to wait with patience until his messenger should return.
return
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From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
seated
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From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
sense
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
smoke
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From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
taken
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From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
task
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From this reading However, he realized that it was no easy task that Phil had undertaken, and that he might well occupy an hour or more in accomplishing it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GLARE OF A MATCH.
thrown
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
time
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
undertaken
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From this reading However, he realized that it was no easy task that Phil had undertaken, and that he might well occupy an hour or more in accomplishing it.
uneasiness
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From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
wait
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From this reading He had no more cigars to smoke, but he seated himself resolutely in a chair, determined to wait with patience until his messenger should return.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when more than half an hour later the cigar was consumed, and he had thrown it aside, he began to feel a sense of uneasiness that the man should be gone so long a time.
well
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From this reading However, he realized that it was no easy task that Phil had undertaken, and that he might well occupy an hour or more in accomplishing it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the bartender had taken his departure, Nick found a cigar in one of his pockets, and seated himself to smoke quietly until Phil should return.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had no more cigars to smoke, but he seated himself resolutely in a chair, determined to wait with patience until his messenger should return.
