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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 It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
absolutely
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From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
account
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From this reading With him Archibald began an exchange of civilities, and very soon launched out into an account of his interview of that morning.
air
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From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
any
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From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
appointment
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From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
Archibald
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From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
assure
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From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
banker
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From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With him Archibald began an exchange of civilities, and very soon launched out into an account of his interview of that morning.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
civilities
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From this reading With him Archibald began an exchange of civilities, and very soon launched out into an account of his interview of that morning.
congenial
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From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
converse
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From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
dear
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From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
disconsolately
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From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
discovered
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From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
Druce
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From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
due
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From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
early
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From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
encouraging
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From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
exchange
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From this reading With him Archibald began an exchange of civilities, and very soon launched out into an account of his interview of that morning.
fact
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From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
grave
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From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
half-past
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From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With him Archibald began an exchange of civilities, and very soon launched out into an account of his interview of that morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With him Archibald began an exchange of civilities, and very soon launched out into an account of his interview of that morning.
hold
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From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
hotel
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From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
hour
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From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
interview
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From this reading With him Archibald began an exchange of civilities, and very soon launched out into an account of his interview of that morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
launched
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From this reading With him Archibald began an exchange of civilities, and very soon launched out into an account of his interview of that morning.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
lonely
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From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
man
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From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
Medhurst
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From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
mid-day
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From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
military
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From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
Morgan
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From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With him Archibald began an exchange of civilities, and very soon launched out into an account of his interview of that morning.
old
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From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
other
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From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
out
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From this reading With him Archibald began an exchange of civilities, and very soon launched out into an account of his interview of that morning.
past
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From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
professional
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From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
questioned
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From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
restless
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From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
said
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From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
see
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From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
seeking
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From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
sir
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From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
smoking-room
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From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
some
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From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
somewhat
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From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
soon
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From this reading With him Archibald began an exchange of civilities, and very soon launched out into an account of his interview of that morning.
spirit
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From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
stately
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From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With him Archibald began an exchange of civilities, and very soon launched out into an account of his interview of that morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
very
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From this reading With him Archibald began an exchange of civilities, and very soon launched out into an account of his interview of that morning.
wandered
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From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
way
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From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
white-haired
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From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Morgan was not due till half-past one, and so the old man wandered disconsolately about the hotel, seeking some congenial spirit with whom to hold converse.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading At length, peering into the smoking-room, he discovered a white-haired, stately gentleman, with a somewhat military air, whose grave appearance was encouraging.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a little past mid-day, and Archibald Druce, who had returned an hour before from an early morning professional appointment with Medhurst, was feeling restless and lonely.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I assure you, my dear sir," said the banker, though the other had not questioned the fact in any way, "I can see absolutely nothing.
