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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 --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
abreast
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
air
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From this reading And as he stood there, gazing with a detached impersonal air at the front of the Summit roadster, there approached him a recruiting sergeant.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
approached
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From this reading And as he stood there, gazing with a detached impersonal air at the front of the Summit roadster, there approached him a recruiting sergeant.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as he stood there, gazing with a detached impersonal air at the front of the Summit roadster, there approached him a recruiting sergeant.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
Bank
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From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
bank's
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
bit
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
bolt-studded
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
business
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
came
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
Canadian
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From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
car
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From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
cigarette
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From this reading He took out a cigarette and lighted it with slow, deliberate motions.
closed
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
column
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
Commerce
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From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
corner
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
curb
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
deliberate
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From this reading He took out a cigarette and lighted it with slow, deliberate motions.
detached
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From this reading And as he stood there, gazing with a detached impersonal air at the front of the Summit roadster, there approached him a recruiting sergeant.
doors
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
end
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
fellow
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
fine-looking
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
flowed
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
fore
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
front
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From this reading And as he stood there, gazing with a detached impersonal air at the front of the Summit roadster, there approached him a recruiting sergeant.
FUSE
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From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
gazing
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From this reading And as he stood there, gazing with a detached impersonal air at the front of the Summit roadster, there approached him a recruiting sergeant.
glancing
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
gray
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
Hastings
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And as he stood there, gazing with a detached impersonal air at the front of the Summit roadster, there approached him a recruiting sergeant.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
idly
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
impersonal
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From this reading And as he stood there, gazing with a detached impersonal air at the front of the Summit roadster, there approached him a recruiting sergeant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He took out a cigarette and lighted it with slow, deliberate motions.
just
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
kept
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
lighted
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From this reading He took out a cigarette and lighted it with slow, deliberate motions.
LIT
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From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
man
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
manhood
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
MATCH
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From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
minute
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From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
motions
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From this reading He took out a cigarette and lighted it with slow, deliberate motions.
motor
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
normal
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
opening
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
otherwise
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
out
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From this reading He took out a cigarette and lighted it with slow, deliberate motions.
paler-faced
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
perhaps
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
pile
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
post-office
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
recruiting
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From this reading And as he stood there, gazing with a detached impersonal air at the front of the Summit roadster, there approached him a recruiting sergeant.
roadster
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From this reading And as he stood there, gazing with a detached impersonal air at the front of the Summit roadster, there approached him a recruiting sergeant.
sauntered
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
seat
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
sergeant
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From this reading And as he stood there, gazing with a detached impersonal air at the front of the Summit roadster, there approached him a recruiting sergeant.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
slow
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From this reading He took out a cigarette and lighted it with slow, deliberate motions.
slowly
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
specimen
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
steering
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
stone
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as he stood there, gazing with a detached impersonal air at the front of the Summit roadster, there approached him a recruiting sergeant.
stop
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
Summit
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From this reading And as he stood there, gazing with a detached impersonal air at the front of the Summit roadster, there approached him a recruiting sergeant.
tall
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
ten
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From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
there
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From this reading And as he stood there, gazing with a detached impersonal air at the front of the Summit roadster, there approached him a recruiting sergeant.
Thompson
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From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
Thompson's
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took out a cigarette and lighted it with slow, deliberate motions.
traffic
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
two
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From this reading --AND THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSE-- At a minute or two of ten the next morning Thompson stopped his car before the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
waited
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From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The bolt-studded doors were still closed, and so he kept his seat behind the steering column, glancing idly along Hastings at the traffic that flowed about the gray stone pile of the post-office, while he waited the bank's opening for business.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took out a cigarette and lighted it with slow, deliberate motions.
young
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From this reading A tall young man, a bit paler-faced perhaps than a normal young fellow should be, but otherwise a fine-looking specimen of manhood, sauntered slowly around the corner of the bank, and came to a stop on the curb just abreast the fore end of Thompson's motor.
