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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 THE WRECKAGE The spring floods delayed the Eastern Express, bringing the party to Chicago nearly a day late.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Droom's uncanny home.
afford
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From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Cables and the Harbins went at once to the Annex, where David Cable had taken rooms.
Annex
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From this reading The Cables and the Harbins went at once to the Annex, where David Cable had taken rooms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Droom's uncanny home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Cables and the Harbins went at once to the Annex, where David Cable had taken rooms.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
bringing
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From this reading THE WRECKAGE The spring floods delayed the Eastern Express, bringing the party to Chicago nearly a day late.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
Cable
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From this reading The Cables and the Harbins went at once to the Annex, where David Cable had taken rooms.
Cables
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From this reading The Cables and the Harbins went at once to the Annex, where David Cable had taken rooms.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
Chicago
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David
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From this reading The Cables and the Harbins went at once to the Annex, where David Cable had taken rooms.
day
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delayed
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From this reading THE WRECKAGE The spring floods delayed the Eastern Express, bringing the party to Chicago nearly a day late.
Droom's
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From this reading He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Droom's uncanny home.
drove
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From this reading He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Droom's uncanny home.
eager
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From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
Eastern
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elapsed
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From this reading He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Droom's uncanny home.
Elias
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From this reading He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Droom's uncanny home.
ExpressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading THE WRECKAGE The spring floods delayed the Eastern Express, bringing the party to Chicago nearly a day late.
father's
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From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
fearing
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From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
floods
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From this reading THE WRECKAGE The spring floods delayed the Eastern Express, bringing the party to Chicago nearly a day late.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
full
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From this reading He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Droom's uncanny home.
given
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From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
Graydon
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From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Cables and the Harbins went at once to the Annex, where David Cable had taken rooms.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
Harbins
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From this reading The Cables and the Harbins went at once to the Annex, where David Cable had taken rooms.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
home
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From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
hotel
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From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
hurried
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From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
late
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From this reading THE WRECKAGE The spring floods delayed the Eastern Express, bringing the party to Chicago nearly a day late.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
link
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From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
man
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From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
meet
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From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
months
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From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
nearly
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From this reading THE WRECKAGE The spring floods delayed the Eastern Express, bringing the party to Chicago nearly a day late.
necessary
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From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
night
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From this reading He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Droom's uncanny home.
North
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From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
odd
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From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
off
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From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
office
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From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
once
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From this reading The Cables and the Harbins went at once to the Annex, where David Cable had taken rooms.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WRECKAGE The spring floods delayed the Eastern Express, bringing the party to Chicago nearly a day late.
recalled
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From this reading He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Droom's uncanny home.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
retiring
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From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
rooms
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From this reading The Cables and the Harbins went at once to the Annex, where David Cable had taken rooms.
seclusion
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From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
Side
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From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Droom's uncanny home.
some
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From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
spent
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From this reading He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Droom's uncanny home.
spring
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From this reading THE WRECKAGE The spring floods delayed the Eastern Express, bringing the party to Chicago nearly a day late.
taken
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From this reading The Cables and the Harbins went at once to the Annex, where David Cable had taken rooms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WRECKAGE The spring floods delayed the Eastern Express, bringing the party to Chicago nearly a day late.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WRECKAGE The spring floods delayed the Eastern Express, bringing the party to Chicago nearly a day late.
town
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From this reading He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Droom's uncanny home.
uncanny
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From this reading He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Droom's uncanny home.
unforgettable
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From this reading He recalled, as he drove across town, that a full year had elapsed since he spent that unforgettable night in Elias Droom's uncanny home.
up
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From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Cables and the Harbins went at once to the Annex, where David Cable had taken rooms.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The Cables and the Harbins went at once to the Annex, where David Cable had taken rooms.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
wife
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From this reading They had given up their North Side home some months before, both he and his wife retiring into the seclusion that a great hotel can afford when necessary.
WRECKAGE
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From this reading THE WRECKAGE The spring floods delayed the Eastern Express, bringing the party to Chicago nearly a day late.
year
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From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Graydon hurried off to his father's office, eager, yet half fearing to meet the man who was responsible for the broken link in his life--this odd year.
