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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 He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
amusedly
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
anticipating
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From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
aware
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
car
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From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
club
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From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
crowded
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From this reading To his infinite disgust, he found the car crowded.
difficulty
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From this reading Jimmy Wren made his train without difficulty that evening.
diner
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From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading To his infinite disgust, he found the car crowded.
drinks
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From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
evening
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From this reading Jimmy Wren made his train without difficulty that evening.
features
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
fellow-traveler
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From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
flushed
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
following
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his infinite disgust, he found the car crowded.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
gaze
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
general
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
heavy
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From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jimmy Wren made his train without difficulty that evening.
hour
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From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
infinite
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From this reading To his infinite disgust, he found the car crowded.
innocuous
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From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
Jimmy
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From this reading Jimmy Wren made his train without difficulty that evening.
large
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From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
looking
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
made
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From this reading Jimmy Wren made his train without difficulty that evening.
magazine
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men
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most
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
number
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
Obviously
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From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
ordered
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From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
Pete
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
pocket-flask
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From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
protesting
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From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
putting
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From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
rack
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
retiring
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From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
scanned
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
Slosson
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
smoke
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From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
smoke-filled
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
spent
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From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
stick
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From this reading Obviously having ordered innocuous drinks for himself and a protesting fellow-traveler, Slosson was putting into the drinks a heavy "stick" from a large pocket-flask.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
talk
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From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jimmy Wren made his train without difficulty that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
then
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From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
train
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From this reading Jimmy Wren made his train without difficulty that evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
watching
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From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
way
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From this reading He spent half an hour in the diner and then made his way forward to the club car, anticipating a smoke and an hour of talk before retiring.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As he stood beside the magazine rack and scanned the smoke-filled body of the car, he was suddenly aware that most of the men were amusedly watching one of their number--and Jimmy Wren, following the general gaze, found himself looking at the flushed features of Pete Slosson.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Jimmy Wren made his train without difficulty that evening.
Wren
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From this reading Jimmy Wren made his train without difficulty that evening.
