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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 IN WHICH GRESHAM FINDS JOHNNY'S OLD PARTNER ACCOMMODATING Beneath the grandstand, Gresham caught up with a thin-faced and sandy-haired man whose colorless eyebrows and almost colorless eyes gave his waxlike countenance a peculiarly blank expression--much as if one had drawn a face and had forgotten to mark in the features.
ACCOMMODATING
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almost
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH GRESHAM FINDS JOHNNY'S OLD PARTNER ACCOMMODATING Beneath the grandstand, Gresham caught up with a thin-faced and sandy-haired man whose colorless eyebrows and almost colorless eyes gave his waxlike countenance a peculiarly blank expression--much as if one had drawn a face and had forgotten to mark in the features.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH GRESHAM FINDS JOHNNY'S OLD PARTNER ACCOMMODATING Beneath the grandstand, Gresham caught up with a thin-faced and sandy-haired man whose colorless eyebrows and almost colorless eyes gave his waxlike countenance a peculiarly blank expression--much as if one had drawn a face and had forgotten to mark in the features.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "You have such a ghastly way of slipping up behind one," he complained, brushing the shoulder upon which Gresham had laid his hand.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading IN WHICH GRESHAM FINDS JOHNNY'S OLD PARTNER ACCOMMODATING Beneath the grandstand, Gresham caught up with a thin-faced and sandy-haired man whose colorless eyebrows and almost colorless eyes gave his waxlike countenance a peculiarly blank expression--much as if one had drawn a face and had forgotten to mark in the features.
blank
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brushing
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From this reading "You have such a ghastly way of slipping up behind one," he complained, brushing the shoulder upon which Gresham had laid his hand.
caught
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Collaton
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From this reading "You're nervous, Collaton.
colorless
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complained
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From this reading "You have such a ghastly way of slipping up behind one," he complained, brushing the shoulder upon which Gresham had laid his hand.
countenance
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drawn
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expression
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eyebrows
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eyes
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face
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features
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FINDS
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forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
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frightened
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From this reading The man started nervously as Gresham touched him on the shoulder, and his thin lips parted in a frightened snarl.
Gamble
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From this reading I'm not Johnny Gamble," laughed Gresham.
gave
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ghastly
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From this reading "You have such a ghastly way of slipping up behind one," he complained, brushing the shoulder upon which Gresham had laid his hand.
grandstand
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GRESHAM
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hand
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From this reading "You have such a ghastly way of slipping up behind one," he complained, brushing the shoulder upon which Gresham had laid his hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have such a ghastly way of slipping up behind one," he complained, brushing the shoulder upon which Gresham had laid his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have such a ghastly way of slipping up behind one," he complained, brushing the shoulder upon which Gresham had laid his hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man started nervously as Gresham touched him on the shoulder, and his thin lips parted in a frightened snarl.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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I'm
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From this reading I'm not Johnny Gamble," laughed Gresham.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Johnny
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From this reading I'm not Johnny Gamble," laughed Gresham.
JOHNNY'S
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laid
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From this reading "You have such a ghastly way of slipping up behind one," he complained, brushing the shoulder upon which Gresham had laid his hand.
laughed
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From this reading I'm not Johnny Gamble," laughed Gresham.
lips
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From this reading The man started nervously as Gresham touched him on the shoulder, and his thin lips parted in a frightened snarl.
man
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mark
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much
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nervous
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From this reading "You're nervous, Collaton.
nervously
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From this reading The man started nervously as Gresham touched him on the shoulder, and his thin lips parted in a frightened snarl.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not Johnny Gamble," laughed Gresham.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You have such a ghastly way of slipping up behind one," he complained, brushing the shoulder upon which Gresham had laid his hand.
OLD
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man started nervously as Gresham touched him on the shoulder, and his thin lips parted in a frightened snarl.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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parted
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From this reading The man started nervously as Gresham touched him on the shoulder, and his thin lips parted in a frightened snarl.
PARTNER
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peculiarly
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sandy-haired
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shoulder
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From this reading The man started nervously as Gresham touched him on the shoulder, and his thin lips parted in a frightened snarl.
slipping
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From this reading "You have such a ghastly way of slipping up behind one," he complained, brushing the shoulder upon which Gresham had laid his hand.
snarl
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From this reading The man started nervously as Gresham touched him on the shoulder, and his thin lips parted in a frightened snarl.
started
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From this reading The man started nervously as Gresham touched him on the shoulder, and his thin lips parted in a frightened snarl.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "You have such a ghastly way of slipping up behind one," he complained, brushing the shoulder upon which Gresham had laid his hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The man started nervously as Gresham touched him on the shoulder, and his thin lips parted in a frightened snarl.
thin-faced
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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touched
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From this reading The man started nervously as Gresham touched him on the shoulder, and his thin lips parted in a frightened snarl.
up
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "You have such a ghastly way of slipping up behind one," he complained, brushing the shoulder upon which Gresham had laid his hand.
waxlike
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way
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From this reading "You have such a ghastly way of slipping up behind one," he complained, brushing the shoulder upon which Gresham had laid his hand.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH GRESHAM FINDS JOHNNY'S OLD PARTNER ACCOMMODATING Beneath the grandstand, Gresham caught up with a thin-faced and sandy-haired man whose colorless eyebrows and almost colorless eyes gave his waxlike countenance a peculiarly blank expression--much as if one had drawn a face and had forgotten to mark in the features.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have such a ghastly way of slipping up behind one," he complained, brushing the shoulder upon which Gresham had laid his hand.
You're
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From this reading "You're nervous, Collaton.
