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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 He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
addressed
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
apartments
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From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Victor Lamont had been quite correct in his surmise.
calculated
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From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
caught
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
corner
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
correct
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From this reading Victor Lamont had been quite correct in his surmise.
couch
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
Deliver
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From this reading Deliver at once."
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
down
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From this reading Mechanically he took it down and tore the envelope.
envelope
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From this reading Mechanically he took it down and tore the envelope.
eye
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
Gardiner
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From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
gone
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From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Victor Lamont had been quite correct in his surmise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Victor Lamont had been quite correct in his surmise.
hours
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From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
Important
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Victor Lamont had been quite correct in his surmise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mechanically he took it down and tore the envelope.
Jay
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From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
just
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
Lamont
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From this reading Victor Lamont had been quite correct in his surmise.
later
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From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
left-hand
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
letter
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
lower
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
mantel
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
Mechanically
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From this reading Mechanically he took it down and tore the envelope.
Newport
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From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
observed
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
once
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From this reading Deliver at once."
own
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From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Victor Lamont had been quite correct in his surmise.
reached
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From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
several
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From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
staring
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
surmise
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From this reading Victor Lamont had been quite correct in his surmise.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
thrown
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
tired
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jay Gardiner had reached Newport several hours later than he had calculated, and had gone directly to his own apartments.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mechanically he took it down and tore the envelope.
tore
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From this reading Mechanically he took it down and tore the envelope.
trip
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
Victor
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From this reading Victor Lamont had been quite correct in his surmise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
words
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From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was so tired with his long trip that he would have thrown himself on his couch just as he was, had not a letter, addressed to himself, staring at him from the mantel, caught his eye, and on the lower left-hand corner he observed the words: "Important.
