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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 offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
All
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From this reading All the life of the city flowed around and through and under the monument; from his desk, Ried Williams had beneath his eyes the pulsing heart of Indianapolis.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All the life of the city flowed around and through and under the monument; from his desk, Ried Williams had beneath his eyes the pulsing heart of Indianapolis.
arrived
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From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
away
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From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading All the life of the city flowed around and through and under the monument; from his desk, Ried Williams had beneath his eyes the pulsing heart of Indianapolis.
Board
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From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
brokerage
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From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
buildings
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From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
city
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From this reading All the life of the city flowed around and through and under the monument; from his desk, Ried Williams had beneath his eyes the pulsing heart of Indianapolis.
consisted
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From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
desk
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From this reading All the life of the city flowed around and through and under the monument; from his desk, Ried Williams had beneath his eyes the pulsing heart of Indianapolis.
externals
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From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
eyes
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From this reading All the life of the city flowed around and through and under the monument; from his desk, Ried Williams had beneath his eyes the pulsing heart of Indianapolis.
firm
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From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
flowed
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From this reading All the life of the city flowed around and through and under the monument; from his desk, Ried Williams had beneath his eyes the pulsing heart of Indianapolis.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon this particular Tuesday morning, however, he was taking no interest whatever in the view.
heart
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From this reading All the life of the city flowed around and through and under the monument; from his desk, Ried Williams had beneath his eyes the pulsing heart of Indianapolis.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All the life of the city flowed around and through and under the monument; from his desk, Ried Williams had beneath his eyes the pulsing heart of Indianapolis.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Upon this particular Tuesday morning, however, he was taking no interest whatever in the view.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
Indianapolis
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From this reading All the life of the city flowed around and through and under the monument; from his desk, Ried Williams had beneath his eyes the pulsing heart of Indianapolis.
interest
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From this reading Upon this particular Tuesday morning, however, he was taking no interest whatever in the view.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the life of the city flowed around and through and under the monument; from his desk, Ried Williams had beneath his eyes the pulsing heart of Indianapolis.
money
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From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
Monument
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From this reading Under their windows was Monument Place.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon this particular Tuesday morning, however, he was taking no interest whatever in the view.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Upon this particular Tuesday morning, however, he was taking no interest whatever in the view.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
office
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From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
offices
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From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
old
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From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
outer
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From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
particular
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From this reading Upon this particular Tuesday morning, however, he was taking no interest whatever in the view.
Place
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From this reading Under their windows was Monument Place.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
private
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From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
pulsing
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From this reading All the life of the city flowed around and through and under the monument; from his desk, Ried Williams had beneath his eyes the pulsing heart of Indianapolis.
reception
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From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
Ried
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From this reading All the life of the city flowed around and through and under the monument; from his desk, Ried Williams had beneath his eyes the pulsing heart of Indianapolis.
room
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From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
Slosson
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From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
taking
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From this reading Upon this particular Tuesday morning, however, he was taking no interest whatever in the view.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Under their windows was Monument Place.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Upon this particular Tuesday morning, however, he was taking no interest whatever in the view.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All the life of the city flowed around and through and under the monument; from his desk, Ried Williams had beneath his eyes the pulsing heart of Indianapolis.
throwing
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From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
Trade
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From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
Tuesday
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From this reading Upon this particular Tuesday morning, however, he was taking no interest whatever in the view.
two
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From this reading The offices consisted of a reception room and outer office, and two private offices, in one of the old buildings across from the Board of Trade.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under their windows was Monument Place.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon this particular Tuesday morning, however, he was taking no interest whatever in the view.
view
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From this reading Upon this particular Tuesday morning, however, he was taking no interest whatever in the view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Under their windows was Monument Place.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Upon this particular Tuesday morning, however, he was taking no interest whatever in the view.
Williams
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From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
windows
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From this reading Under their windows was Monument Place.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The brokerage firm of Williams & Slosson had not yet arrived at the point of throwing away money on externals.
