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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 WANTED IN THE CASHIER'S OFFICE Five minutes later a bell rang.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was from the cashier's office, and was meant to summon Dick if he were about the premises.
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
adjoining
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From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was from the cashier's office, and was meant to summon Dick if he were about the premises.
appeared
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From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
apt
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From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
bell
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From this reading WANTED IN THE CASHIER'S OFFICE Five minutes later a bell rang.
boy
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From this reading The latter was watching for his coming, since his little eyes fastened upon the boy immediately.
called
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From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
cashier
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From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
CASHIER'S
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From this reading WANTED IN THE CASHIER'S OFFICE Five minutes later a bell rang.
coming
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From this reading The latter was watching for his coming, since his little eyes fastened upon the boy immediately.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
department
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From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
Dick
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From this reading It was from the cashier's office, and was meant to summon Dick if he were about the premises.
explain
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From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
eyes
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From this reading The latter was watching for his coming, since his little eyes fastened upon the boy immediately.
fastened
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From this reading The latter was watching for his coming, since his little eyes fastened upon the boy immediately.
Five
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From this reading WANTED IN THE CASHIER'S OFFICE Five minutes later a bell rang.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The latter was watching for his coming, since his little eyes fastened upon the boy immediately.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was from the cashier's office, and was meant to summon Dick if he were about the premises.
Goodwyn
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From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
Graylock
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From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was from the cashier's office, and was meant to summon Dick if he were about the premises.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The latter was watching for his coming, since his little eyes fastened upon the boy immediately.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was from the cashier's office, and was meant to summon Dick if he were about the premises.
immediately
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From this reading The latter was watching for his coming, since his little eyes fastened upon the boy immediately.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WANTED IN THE CASHIER'S OFFICE Five minutes later a bell rang.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was from the cashier's office, and was meant to summon Dick if he were about the premises.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
later
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From this reading WANTED IN THE CASHIER'S OFFICE Five minutes later a bell rang.
latter
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From this reading The latter was watching for his coming, since his little eyes fastened upon the boy immediately.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
main
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From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
matter
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From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
meant
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From this reading It was from the cashier's office, and was meant to summon Dick if he were about the premises.
mentioned
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From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
minutes
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From this reading WANTED IN THE CASHIER'S OFFICE Five minutes later a bell rang.
Mr
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From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
OFFICE
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From this reading WANTED IN THE CASHIER'S OFFICE Five minutes later a bell rang.
offices
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From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
once
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From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
pertaining
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From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
premises
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From this reading It was from the cashier's office, and was meant to summon Dick if he were about the premises.
presented
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From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
rang
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From this reading WANTED IN THE CASHIER'S OFFICE Five minutes later a bell rang.
resulted
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From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The latter was watching for his coming, since his little eyes fastened upon the boy immediately.
sitting
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From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
summon
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From this reading It was from the cashier's office, and was meant to summon Dick if he were about the premises.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WANTED IN THE CASHIER'S OFFICE Five minutes later a bell rang.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was from the cashier's office, and was meant to summon Dick if he were about the premises.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The latter was watching for his coming, since his little eyes fastened upon the boy immediately.
WANTED
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From this reading WANTED IN THE CASHIER'S OFFICE Five minutes later a bell rang.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was from the cashier's office, and was meant to summon Dick if he were about the premises.
watching
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From this reading The latter was watching for his coming, since his little eyes fastened upon the boy immediately.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was from the cashier's office, and was meant to summon Dick if he were about the premises.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Accordingly he at once presented himself in the little department adjoining the main offices, where he found the cashier still sitting with Mr. Graylock.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It appeared that he had mentioned something to Mr. Goodwyn pertaining to a matter that Dick would be apt to know about; which of course had resulted in the boy being called upon to explain.
