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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 Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
attorney's
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
back
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
bare
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From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
black
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
Check
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From this reading _M._ Check to your queen!
checkmate
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From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
cloud
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
coldly
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
defiant
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
determination
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
door
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
entered
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
examining
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
expected
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
face
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
feel
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
give
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From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
Good-morning
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From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
Harold
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
head
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
interview
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
Jermyn
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
king
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From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
library
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
light
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
like
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From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
M
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From this reading _M._ Check to your queen!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
moved
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
moving
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From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
N
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From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
overpowering
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
own
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From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
papers
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
patron
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From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
possible
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From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
queen
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From this reading _M._ Check to your queen!
regard
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From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
room
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
said
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From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
salutation
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From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
seated
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
side
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
slightly
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
startling
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
table
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
temper
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
there
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _M._ Check to your queen!
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
ungracious
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From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
weight
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From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _M._ Check to your queen!
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
