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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 A BUSINESS CALL.
absorbed
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From this reading But his active brain was absorbed in the study of a profound problem, and he was quite oblivious to all save that problem's solution.
active
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From this reading But his active brain was absorbed in the study of a profound problem, and he was quite oblivious to all save that problem's solution.
all
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From this reading But his active brain was absorbed in the study of a profound problem, and he was quite oblivious to all save that problem's solution.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
ate
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From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Seated in a lounging-chair, with a fragrant cigar between his lips, he looked the most care-free fellow in the world.
brain
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From this reading But his active brain was absorbed in the study of a profound problem, and he was quite oblivious to all save that problem's solution.
breakfast
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From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
breakfast-time
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
BUSINESS
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From this reading A BUSINESS CALL.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
CALL
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From this reading A BUSINESS CALL.
care-free
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From this reading Seated in a lounging-chair, with a fragrant cigar between his lips, he looked the most care-free fellow in the world.
cigar
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From this reading Seated in a lounging-chair, with a fragrant cigar between his lips, he looked the most care-free fellow in the world.
content
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From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
countenance
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From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
dawn
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
face
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
fellow
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From this reading Seated in a lounging-chair, with a fragrant cigar between his lips, he looked the most care-free fellow in the world.
Follingsbee
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From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
fragrant
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From this reading Seated in a lounging-chair, with a fragrant cigar between his lips, he looked the most care-free fellow in the world.
grey
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seated in a lounging-chair, with a fragrant cigar between his lips, he looked the most care-free fellow in the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
homeward
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
hospital
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
hours
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
keen
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From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
lips
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From this reading Seated in a lounging-chair, with a fragrant cigar between his lips, he looked the most care-free fellow in the world.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seated in a lounging-chair, with a fragrant cigar between his lips, he looked the most care-free fellow in the world.
lounging-chair
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From this reading Seated in a lounging-chair, with a fragrant cigar between his lips, he looked the most care-free fellow in the world.
meditation
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
most
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From this reading Seated in a lounging-chair, with a fragrant cigar between his lips, he looked the most care-free fellow in the world.
Mr
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From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
oblivious
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From this reading But his active brain was absorbed in the study of a profound problem, and he was quite oblivious to all save that problem's solution.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But his active brain was absorbed in the study of a profound problem, and he was quite oblivious to all save that problem's solution.
off
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From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
pass
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
preceded
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
problem
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From this reading But his active brain was absorbed in the study of a profound problem, and he was quite oblivious to all save that problem's solution.
problem's
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From this reading But his active brain was absorbed in the study of a profound problem, and he was quite oblivious to all save that problem's solution.
profound
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his active brain was absorbed in the study of a profound problem, and he was quite oblivious to all save that problem's solution.
relish
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From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
result
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From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading But his active brain was absorbed in the study of a profound problem, and he was quite oblivious to all save that problem's solution.
Seated
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From this reading Seated in a lounging-chair, with a fragrant cigar between his lips, he looked the most care-free fellow in the world.
serene
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From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
set
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From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
sleep
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
solution
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From this reading But his active brain was absorbed in the study of a profound problem, and he was quite oblivious to all save that problem's solution.
Stanhope
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
study
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From this reading But his active brain was absorbed in the study of a profound problem, and he was quite oblivious to all save that problem's solution.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
then
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
turned
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
two
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From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever the result of his meditation, he ate his breakfast with a keen relish, and a countenance of serene content, and then set off for a morning call upon Mr. Follingsbee.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was grey dawn when Stanhope left the hospital and turned his face homeward, and then it was not to sleep, but to pass the two hours that preceded his breakfast-time in profound meditation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seated in a lounging-chair, with a fragrant cigar between his lips, he looked the most care-free fellow in the world.
world
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From this reading Seated in a lounging-chair, with a fragrant cigar between his lips, he looked the most care-free fellow in the world.
