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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 A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The fire snapped cheerfully, and he lighted his pipe and looked about.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His office occupied an upper floor of an old-fashioned building near the docks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had been forced to wait for a train at a draughty station, and his feet were cold.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been forced to wait for a train at a draughty station, and his feet were cold.
building
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From this reading His office occupied an upper floor of an old-fashioned building near the docks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
Cartwright
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From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
chair
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From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
cheerfully
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From this reading The fire snapped cheerfully, and he lighted his pipe and looked about.
cold
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From this reading He had been forced to wait for a train at a draughty station, and his feet were cold.
Commerce
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From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
DISSATISFIED
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From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
docks
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From this reading His office occupied an upper floor of an old-fashioned building near the docks.
draughty
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From this reading He had been forced to wait for a train at a draughty station, and his feet were cold.
electric
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From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
feet
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From this reading He had been forced to wait for a train at a draughty station, and his feet were cold.
finding
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From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
fire
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From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
floor
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From this reading His office occupied an upper floor of an old-fashioned building near the docks.
Fog
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From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been forced to wait for a train at a draughty station, and his feet were cold.
forced
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From this reading He had been forced to wait for a train at a draughty station, and his feet were cold.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
grimed
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From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been forced to wait for a train at a draughty station, and his feet were cold.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
important
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From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
Journal
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From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
letters
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From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
light
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From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
lighted
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From this reading The fire snapped cheerfully, and he lighted his pipe and looked about.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire snapped cheerfully, and he lighted his pipe and looked about.
morning's
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From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
near
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From this reading His office occupied an upper floor of an old-fashioned building near the docks.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
occupied
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From this reading His office occupied an upper floor of an old-fashioned building near the docks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
office
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From this reading His office occupied an upper floor of an old-fashioned building near the docks.
old-fashioned
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From this reading His office occupied an upper floor of an old-fashioned building near the docks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
pipe
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From this reading The fire snapped cheerfully, and he lighted his pipe and looked about.
read
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From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
revolving
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From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
river
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From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
rolled
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From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
SHAREHOLDER
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From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
snapped
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From this reading The fire snapped cheerfully, and he lighted his pipe and looked about.
soot
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From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
station
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From this reading He had been forced to wait for a train at a draughty station, and his feet were cold.
street
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From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
train
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From this reading He had been forced to wait for a train at a draughty station, and his feet were cold.
turned
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From this reading A DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDER Cartwright had read the morning's letters and the _Journal of Commerce_, and finding nothing important, turned his revolving chair to the fire.
up
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From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
upper
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From this reading His office occupied an upper floor of an old-fashioned building near the docks.
wait
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From this reading He had been forced to wait for a train at a draughty station, and his feet were cold.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had been forced to wait for a train at a draughty station, and his feet were cold.
windows
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From this reading Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
