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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 So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
absorption
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From this reading Such was his absorption that the pretty stenographer slowly and imperceptibly faded from the forefront of his consciousness.
accounted
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From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
acquainted
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From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
all
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From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
best
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From this reading Thus, the first faint spur, in the best sense, of his need for woman ceased to prod.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
ceased
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From this reading Thus, the first faint spur, in the best sense, of his need for woman ceased to prod.
chance
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From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
complacent
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From this reading So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
concerned
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From this reading So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
consciousness
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From this reading Such was his absorption that the pretty stenographer slowly and imperceptibly faded from the forefront of his consciousness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
Daylight's
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From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
Dede
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From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
deep
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From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
energy
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From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
faded
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From this reading Such was his absorption that the pretty stenographer slowly and imperceptibly faded from the forefront of his consciousness.
faint
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From this reading Thus, the first faint spur, in the best sense, of his need for woman ceased to prod.
far
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From this reading So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
fascinations
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From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
favored
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From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, the first faint spur, in the best sense, of his need for woman ceased to prod.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
forefront
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From this reading Such was his absorption that the pretty stenographer slowly and imperceptibly faded from the forefront of his consciousness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such was his absorption that the pretty stenographer slowly and imperceptibly faded from the forefront of his consciousness.
game
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From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
generate
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From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
getting
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From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
hazardous
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From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
imperceptibly
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From this reading Such was his absorption that the pretty stenographer slowly and imperceptibly faded from the forefront of his consciousness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
interest
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From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
magnificent
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From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
magnitude
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From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
Mason
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From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
more
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From this reading So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
natural
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From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, the first faint spur, in the best sense, of his need for woman ceased to prod.
nice
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From this reading So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
operations
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From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
organism
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From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
plunged
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From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
possessed
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From this reading So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
pretty
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From this reading Such was his absorption that the pretty stenographer slowly and imperceptibly faded from the forefront of his consciousness.
prod
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From this reading Thus, the first faint spur, in the best sense, of his need for woman ceased to prod.
satisfaction
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From this reading So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
sense
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From this reading Thus, the first faint spur, in the best sense, of his need for woman ceased to prod.
slowly
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From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
spur
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From this reading Thus, the first faint spur, in the best sense, of his need for woman ceased to prod.
stenographer
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From this reading Such was his absorption that the pretty stenographer slowly and imperceptibly faded from the forefront of his consciousness.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was his absorption that the pretty stenographer slowly and imperceptibly faded from the forefront of his consciousness.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
Thus
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From this reading Thus, the first faint spur, in the best sense, of his need for woman ceased to prod.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus, the first faint spur, in the best sense, of his need for woman ceased to prod.
very
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From this reading So far as Dede Mason was concerned, he possessed no more than a complacent feeling of satisfaction in that he had a very nice stenographer.
waned
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From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was but natural, for he was plunged deep in hazardous operations, and the fascinations of the game and the magnitude of it accounted for all the energy that even his magnificent organism could generate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not being favored by chance in getting acquainted with Dede Mason, Daylight's interest in her slowly waned.
woman
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From this reading Thus, the first faint spur, in the best sense, of his need for woman ceased to prod.
