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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 Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
Anna's
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From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
believed
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From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That even his wildest estimate fell far short of their value he did not suspect, but his lips curled.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was where the money earned by honest workmen was spent, that women might gleam with such gewgaws.
certain
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From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
confident
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From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
contemptuously
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From this reading He had to wait for some little time, and he spent it in surveying contemptuously the contents of the show-cases.
contents
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From this reading He had to wait for some little time, and he spent it in surveying contemptuously the contents of the show-cases.
curled
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From this reading That even his wildest estimate fell far short of their value he did not suspect, but his lips curled.
day
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From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That even his wildest estimate fell far short of their value he did not suspect, but his lips curled.
discovered
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From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
earned
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From this reading This was where the money earned by honest workmen was spent, that women might gleam with such gewgaws.
entered
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From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
estimate
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From this reading That even his wildest estimate fell far short of their value he did not suspect, but his lips curled.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That even his wildest estimate fell far short of their value he did not suspect, but his lips curled.
far
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From this reading That even his wildest estimate fell far short of their value he did not suspect, but his lips curled.
feels
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From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
fell
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From this reading That even his wildest estimate fell far short of their value he did not suspect, but his lips curled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
gewgaws
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From this reading This was where the money earned by honest workmen was spent, that women might gleam with such gewgaws.
gleam
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From this reading This was where the money earned by honest workmen was spent, that women might gleam with such gewgaws.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading This was where the money earned by honest workmen was spent, that women might gleam with such gewgaws.
hour
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From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
jeweler's
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From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
Klein
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From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
lips
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From this reading That even his wildest estimate fell far short of their value he did not suspect, but his lips curled.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to wait for some little time, and he spent it in surveying contemptuously the contents of the show-cases.
man
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From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This was where the money earned by honest workmen was spent, that women might gleam with such gewgaws.
moment
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From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
money
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From this reading This was where the money earned by honest workmen was spent, that women might gleam with such gewgaws.
noon
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From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
out
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From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
place
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From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
Rudolph
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From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
shop
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From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading That even his wildest estimate fell far short of their value he did not suspect, but his lips curled.
show-cases
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From this reading He had to wait for some little time, and he spent it in surveying contemptuously the contents of the show-cases.
some
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From this reading He had to wait for some little time, and he spent it in surveying contemptuously the contents of the show-cases.
spent
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From this reading He had to wait for some little time, and he spent it in surveying contemptuously the contents of the show-cases.
story
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From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This was where the money earned by honest workmen was spent, that women might gleam with such gewgaws.
surveying
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From this reading He had to wait for some little time, and he spent it in surveying contemptuously the contents of the show-cases.
suspect
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From this reading That even his wildest estimate fell far short of their value he did not suspect, but his lips curled.
suspicions
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From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
swagger
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From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That even his wildest estimate fell far short of their value he did not suspect, but his lips curled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That even his wildest estimate fell far short of their value he did not suspect, but his lips curled.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was where the money earned by honest workmen was spent, that women might gleam with such gewgaws.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to wait for some little time, and he spent it in surveying contemptuously the contents of the show-cases.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had to wait for some little time, and he spent it in surveying contemptuously the contents of the show-cases.
type
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From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
up-town
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From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
value
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From this reading That even his wildest estimate fell far short of their value he did not suspect, but his lips curled.
verified
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From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
wait
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From this reading He had to wait for some little time, and he spent it in surveying contemptuously the contents of the show-cases.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was where the money earned by honest workmen was spent, that women might gleam with such gewgaws.
watch
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From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This was where the money earned by honest workmen was spent, that women might gleam with such gewgaws.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
wildest
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From this reading That even his wildest estimate fell far short of their value he did not suspect, but his lips curled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading During his noon hour he went up-town and, with the confident swagger of a certain type of man who feels himself out of place, entered the jeweler's shop in question.
women
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From this reading This was where the money earned by honest workmen was spent, that women might gleam with such gewgaws.
workmen
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From this reading This was where the money earned by honest workmen was spent, that women might gleam with such gewgaws.
wrist
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From this reading Rudolph Klein had not for a moment believed Anna's story about the watch, and on the day after he discovered it on her wrist he verified his suspicions.
