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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 McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He crossed the street to Orbit’s house and glanced again into the court between that and Goddard’s.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
appeared
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
Benjamin
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
bent
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He crossed the street to Orbit’s house and glanced again into the court between that and Goddard’s.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
certain
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
chaos
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From this reading McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
CHECKMATE
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claimed
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
concerned
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
conflicting
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From this reading McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
court
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From this reading He crossed the street to Orbit’s house and glanced again into the court between that and Goddard’s.
crossed
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From this reading He crossed the street to Orbit’s house and glanced again into the court between that and Goddard’s.
deeply
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
dignified
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
down
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From this reading Max was still there, but he had lain down as though exhausted and his ribs, glistening with the rain, showed pitifully gaunt.
ear
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
epitome
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
exhausted
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From this reading Max was still there, but he had lain down as though exhausted and his ribs, glistening with the rain, showed pitifully gaunt.
few
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From this reading McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
gaunt
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From this reading Max was still there, but he had lain down as though exhausted and his ribs, glistening with the rain, showed pitifully gaunt.
gaze
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
glanced
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From this reading He crossed the street to Orbit’s house and glanced again into the court between that and Goddard’s.
glistening
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From this reading Max was still there, but he had lain down as though exhausted and his ribs, glistening with the rain, showed pitifully gaunt.
Goddard's
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From this reading He crossed the street to Orbit’s house and glanced again into the court between that and Goddard’s.
gone
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
house
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From this reading McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
impressions
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From this reading McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
innocence
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He crossed the street to Orbit’s house and glanced again into the court between that and Goddard’s.
lain
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From this reading Max was still there, but he had lain down as though exhausted and his ribs, glistening with the rain, showed pitifully gaunt.
later
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From this reading McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
Max
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From this reading Max was still there, but he had lain down as though exhausted and his ribs, glistening with the rain, showed pitifully gaunt.
McCarty
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From this reading McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
minutes
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From this reading McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
Orbit's
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From this reading He crossed the street to Orbit’s house and glanced again into the court between that and Goddard’s.
Parsons
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From this reading McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
pitifully
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From this reading Max was still there, but he had lain down as though exhausted and his ribs, glistening with the rain, showed pitifully gaunt.
Porter's
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
rain
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From this reading Max was still there, but he had lain down as though exhausted and his ribs, glistening with the rain, showed pitifully gaunt.
rectitude
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
ribs
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From this reading Max was still there, but he had lain down as though exhausted and his ribs, glistening with the rain, showed pitifully gaunt.
righteousness
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
ringing
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
seemingly
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
showed
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From this reading Max was still there, but he had lain down as though exhausted and his ribs, glistening with the rain, showed pitifully gaunt.
sonorous
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
street
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From this reading He crossed the street to Orbit’s house and glanced again into the court between that and Goddard’s.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He crossed the street to Orbit’s house and glanced again into the court between that and Goddard’s.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading McCarty left the Parsons house a few minutes later, his mind a chaos of conflicting impressions.
there
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From this reading Max was still there, but he had lain down as though exhausted and his ribs, glistening with the rain, showed pitifully gaunt.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Max was still there, but he had lain down as though exhausted and his ribs, glistening with the rain, showed pitifully gaunt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He crossed the street to Orbit’s house and glanced again into the court between that and Goddard’s.
tones
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From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading With the sonorous, dignified tones still ringing upon his ear and the deeply concerned gaze yet seemingly bent upon him Benjamin Parsons appeared the epitome of rectitude and righteousness, but had he been as certain of Porter’s innocence as he claimed, and was he as ignorant of where he had gone?
