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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 was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
Authority
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From this reading Three chapters of "In Defiance of Authority" were done, and he was now at work on the fourth.
back
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since late in the evening he had been steadily writing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
chair
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
chapters
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From this reading Three chapters of "In Defiance of Authority" were done, and he was now at work on the fourth.
clock
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
closely
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
club
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
Condy
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
corners
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From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
Defiance
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From this reading Three chapters of "In Defiance of Authority" were done, and he was now at work on the fourth.
desk
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From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three chapters of "In Defiance of Authority" were done, and he was now at work on the fourth.
down
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
evening
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From this reading Since late in the evening he had been steadily writing.
eyes
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
face
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From this reading He was in his shirt-sleeves, his hair was tumbled, his fingers ink-stained, and his face a little pale.
fingers
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three chapters of "In Defiance of Authority" were done, and he was now at work on the fourth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
further
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From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since late in the evening he had been steadily writing.
hair
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From this reading He was in his shirt-sleeves, his hair was tumbled, his fingers ink-stained, and his face a little pale.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
ink-stained
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From this reading He was in his shirt-sleeves, his hair was tumbled, his fingers ink-stained, and his face a little pale.
Japanese
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From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
laid
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
late
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From this reading Since late in the evening he had been steadily writing.
leaned
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
library
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in his shirt-sleeves, his hair was tumbled, his fingers ink-stained, and his face a little pale.
midnight
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
now
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From this reading Three chapters of "In Defiance of Authority" were done, and he was now at work on the fourth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
off
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From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three chapters of "In Defiance of Authority" were done, and he was now at work on the fourth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
pale
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From this reading He was in his shirt-sleeves, his hair was tumbled, his fingers ink-stained, and his face a little pale.
paper
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
pen
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
room
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From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
screen
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From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
sheets
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
shirt-sleeves
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From this reading He was in his shirt-sleeves, his hair was tumbled, his fingers ink-stained, and his face a little pale.
shoved
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
shut
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From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since late in the evening he had been steadily writing.
sitting
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From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
steadily
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From this reading Since late in the evening he had been steadily writing.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
Three
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From this reading Three chapters of "In Defiance of Authority" were done, and he was now at work on the fourth.
tired
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
tumbled
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From this reading He was in his shirt-sleeves, his hair was tumbled, his fingers ink-stained, and his face a little pale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was sitting at a desk in one of the further corners of the room and shut off by a great Japanese screen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three chapters of "In Defiance of Authority" were done, and he was now at work on the fourth.
work
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From this reading Three chapters of "In Defiance of Authority" were done, and he was now at work on the fourth.
writing
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From this reading Since late in the evening he had been steadily writing.
written
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From this reading As the clock in the library of the club struck midnight, Condy laid down his pen, shoved the closely written sheets of paper from him, and leaned back in his chair, his fingers to his tired eyes.
