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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 "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading FORTUNE'S FAVORS The cashier looked relieved after the departure of Mr. Graylock.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
any
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From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
bank
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From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
bore
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From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
boy
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From this reading "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
brotherly
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From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
cashier
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From this reading FORTUNE'S FAVORS The cashier looked relieved after the departure of Mr. Graylock.
coming
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From this reading "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
departure
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From this reading FORTUNE'S FAVORS The cashier looked relieved after the departure of Mr. Graylock.
Dick
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From this reading Dick stood there waiting for the cashier to speak.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
duties
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From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
eyes
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From this reading "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
face
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From this reading "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
FAVORS
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From this reading FORTUNE'S FAVORS The cashier looked relieved after the departure of Mr. Graylock.
fist
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From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
FORTUNE'S
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From this reading FORTUNE'S FAVORS The cashier looked relieved after the departure of Mr. Graylock.
go
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From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
Graylock
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From this reading FORTUNE'S FAVORS The cashier looked relieved after the departure of Mr. Graylock.
happened
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From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
head
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From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FORTUNE'S FAVORS The cashier looked relieved after the departure of Mr. Graylock.
love
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From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
man
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From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
moisture
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From this reading "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
Mr
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From this reading FORTUNE'S FAVORS The cashier looked relieved after the departure of Mr. Graylock.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
occasion
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From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FORTUNE'S FAVORS The cashier looked relieved after the departure of Mr. Graylock.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
regular
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From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FORTUNE'S FAVORS The cashier looked relieved after the departure of Mr. Graylock.
retreating
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From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
say
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From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
shake
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From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
sign
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From this reading "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
sir
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From this reading "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
speak
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From this reading Dick stood there waiting for the cashier to speak.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick stood there waiting for the cashier to speak.
storekeeper
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From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
teller
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From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FORTUNE'S FAVORS The cashier looked relieved after the departure of Mr. Graylock.
Then
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From this reading "Then I am not discharged, sir?" asked the boy, a sign of moisture coming into his eyes as he looked into the face of the cashier.
there
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From this reading Dick stood there waiting for the cashier to speak.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for the teller, he took occasion to shake his fist after the retreating storekeeper, and shake his head as though he bore the man anything but brotherly love.
waiting
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From this reading Dick stood there waiting for the cashier to speak.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can go about your regular duties, Dick, and say nothing about what has happened, to any one outside of the bank."
