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account
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From this reading He had told everybody that he was expecting his brother, and had tried to seem glad on account of it.
All
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
ARTHUR
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From this reading ARTHUR.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You and he were great friends, I believe," he said to Squire Harrington.
brother
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From this reading He had told everybody that he was expecting his brother, and had tried to seem glad on account of it.
brother's
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
dragged
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From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
dreaded
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From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
dwelling
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
ease
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading He had told everybody that he was expecting his brother, and had tried to seem glad on account of it.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading He had told everybody that he was expecting his brother, and had tried to seem glad on account of it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
Frank
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
friends
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From this reading "You and he were great friends, I believe," he said to Squire Harrington.
glad
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From this reading He had told everybody that he was expecting his brother, and had tried to seem glad on account of it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You and he were great friends, I believe," he said to Squire Harrington.
guests
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
happy
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
Harrington
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From this reading "You and he were great friends, I believe," he said to Squire Harrington.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
How
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From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You and he were great friends, I believe," he said to Squire Harrington.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
John
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From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
knew
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From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
meet
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
minutes
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From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
o'clock
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From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had told everybody that he was expecting his brother, and had tried to seem glad on account of it.
ominous
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had told everybody that he was expecting his brother, and had tried to seem glad on account of it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
receiving
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
said
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From this reading "You and he were great friends, I believe," he said to Squire Harrington.
seem
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
Send
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
slowly
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From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
some
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
Squire
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From this reading "You and he were great friends, I believe," he said to Squire Harrington.
started
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From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
station
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From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
telegram
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
ten
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From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
thoughts
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had told everybody that he was expecting his brother, and had tried to seem glad on account of it.
Tracy
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
tried
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From this reading He had told everybody that he was expecting his brother, and had tried to seem glad on account of it.
trying
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How slowly the minutes dragged until it was ten o'clock, and he knew that John had started for the station to meet the dreaded "_us_."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You and he were great friends, I believe," he said to Squire Harrington.
words
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From this reading All the time that Frank Tracy had been receiving his guests and trying to seem happy and at his ease, his thoughts had been dwelling upon his brother's telegram and the ominous words, "Send some one to meet us."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You and he were great friends, I believe," he said to Squire Harrington.
