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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 FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
act
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From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Behind him, in a corner, books and various knick-knacks lay spilled over the floor around an open trunk.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Behind him, in a corner, books and various knick-knacks lay spilled over the floor around an open trunk.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind him, in a corner, books and various knick-knacks lay spilled over the floor around an open trunk.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Behind him, in a corner, books and various knick-knacks lay spilled over the floor around an open trunk.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
celebrity
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
corner
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From this reading Behind him, in a corner, books and various knick-knacks lay spilled over the floor around an open trunk.
cottage
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
DOUBLE
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
down
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
ELSE
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
EVERYTHINGpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
fact
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From this reading The room was, in fact, in the litter incident to getting to rights.
FERRIS
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
floor
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From this reading Behind him, in a corner, books and various knick-knacks lay spilled over the floor around an open trunk.
frowned
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
getting
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From this reading The room was, in fact, in the litter incident to getting to rights.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
green-shaded
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
habit
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From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
happened
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From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behind him, in a corner, books and various knick-knacks lay spilled over the floor around an open trunk.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
Hunston's
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
incident
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From this reading The room was, in fact, in the litter incident to getting to rights.
industry
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From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
knick-knacks
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From this reading Behind him, in a corner, books and various knick-knacks lay spilled over the floor around an open trunk.
lamp
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
lay
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From this reading Behind him, in a corner, books and various knick-knacks lay spilled over the floor around an open trunk.
LETS
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
litter
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From this reading The room was, in fact, in the litter incident to getting to rights.
man's
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From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
MEET
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
MEETS
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
most
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From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
MR
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From this reading MR.
neat
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
new-made
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Behind him, in a corner, books and various knick-knacks lay spilled over the floor around an open trunk.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Behind him, in a corner, books and various knick-knacks lay spilled over the floor around an open trunk.
own
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
persistent
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From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
Remsen
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
rights
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From this reading The room was, in fact, in the litter incident to getting to rights.
road
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
room
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From this reading The room was, in fact, in the litter incident to getting to rights.
sat
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
sheaf
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
spilled
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From this reading Behind him, in a corner, books and various knick-knacks lay spilled over the floor around an open trunk.
STANHOPE
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
stay
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From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
study
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From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The room was, in fact, in the litter incident to getting to rights.
trunk
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From this reading Behind him, in a corner, books and various knick-knacks lay spilled over the floor around an open trunk.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading FERRIS STANHOPE MEETS HIS DOUBLE; AND LETS THE DOUBLE MEET EVERYTHING ELSE In the new-made study of his Remsen road cottage, Ferris Stanhope, Hunston's returned celebrity, sat under a green-shaded lamp and frowned down at a sheaf of his own neat manuscript.
variety
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From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
various
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From this reading Behind him, in a corner, books and various knick-knacks lay spilled over the floor around an open trunk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was, in fact, in the litter incident to getting to rights.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But this did not act as a stay on the great man's habit of industry, which happened to be of the most persistent variety.
