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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 William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
accustomed
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From this reading Without a word Malcolm Sage rose from his table, as if accustomed all his life to the fainting of secretaries.
air
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From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
all
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From this reading Without a word Malcolm Sage rose from his table, as if accustomed all his life to the fainting of secretaries.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
aside
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From this reading William Johnson stood aside, with the air of one who has rung a fire-alarm and now feels he is at liberty to enjoy the fire itself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Entering her room, Malcolm Sage found Gladys Norman lying in a heap beside her typewriter.
bespoke
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From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
colleagues
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From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
door
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From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
enjoy
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From this reading William Johnson stood aside, with the air of one who has rung a fire-alarm and now feels he is at liberty to enjoy the fire itself.
Entering
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From this reading Entering her room, Malcolm Sage found Gladys Norman lying in a heap beside her typewriter.
eyes
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From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
fainted
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From this reading I "Please, sir, Miss Norman's fainted."
fainting
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From this reading Without a word Malcolm Sage rose from his table, as if accustomed all his life to the fainting of secretaries.
feels
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From this reading William Johnson stood aside, with the air of one who has rung a fire-alarm and now feels he is at liberty to enjoy the fire itself.
fire
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From this reading William Johnson stood aside, with the air of one who has rung a fire-alarm and now feels he is at liberty to enjoy the fire itself.
fire-alarm
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From this reading William Johnson stood aside, with the air of one who has rung a fire-alarm and now feels he is at liberty to enjoy the fire itself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Entering her room, Malcolm Sage found Gladys Norman lying in a heap beside her typewriter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Without a word Malcolm Sage rose from his table, as if accustomed all his life to the fainting of secretaries.
general
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From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
Gladys
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From this reading Entering her room, Malcolm Sage found Gladys Norman lying in a heap beside her typewriter.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading William Johnson stood aside, with the air of one who has rung a fire-alarm and now feels he is at liberty to enjoy the fire itself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading William Johnson stood aside, with the air of one who has rung a fire-alarm and now feels he is at liberty to enjoy the fire itself.
heap
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From this reading Entering her room, Malcolm Sage found Gladys Norman lying in a heap beside her typewriter.
helplessness
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From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Entering her room, Malcolm Sage found Gladys Norman lying in a heap beside her typewriter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I "Please, sir, Miss Norman's fainted."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Without a word Malcolm Sage rose from his table, as if accustomed all his life to the fainting of secretaries.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entering her room, Malcolm Sage found Gladys Norman lying in a heap beside her typewriter.
innocent
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From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading William Johnson stood aside, with the air of one who has rung a fire-alarm and now feels he is at liberty to enjoy the fire itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading William Johnson stood aside, with the air of one who has rung a fire-alarm and now feels he is at liberty to enjoy the fire itself.
Johnson
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From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
known
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From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading William Johnson stood aside, with the air of one who has rung a fire-alarm and now feels he is at liberty to enjoy the fire itself.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without a word Malcolm Sage rose from his table, as if accustomed all his life to the fainting of secretaries.
lying
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From this reading Entering her room, Malcolm Sage found Gladys Norman lying in a heap beside her typewriter.
Malcolm
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From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
Miss
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From this reading I "Please, sir, Miss Norman's fainted."
Norman
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From this reading Entering her room, Malcolm Sage found Gladys Norman lying in a heap beside her typewriter.
Norman's
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From this reading I "Please, sir, Miss Norman's fainted."
now
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From this reading William Johnson stood aside, with the air of one who has rung a fire-alarm and now feels he is at liberty to enjoy the fire itself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Without a word Malcolm Sage rose from his table, as if accustomed all his life to the fainting of secretaries.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading William Johnson stood aside, with the air of one who has rung a fire-alarm and now feels he is at liberty to enjoy the fire itself.
Please
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From this reading I "Please, sir, Miss Norman's fainted."
room
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From this reading Entering her room, Malcolm Sage found Gladys Norman lying in a heap beside her typewriter.
rose
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From this reading Without a word Malcolm Sage rose from his table, as if accustomed all his life to the fainting of secretaries.
rung
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From this reading William Johnson stood aside, with the air of one who has rung a fire-alarm and now feels he is at liberty to enjoy the fire itself.
Sage
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From this reading Without a word Malcolm Sage rose from his table, as if accustomed all his life to the fainting of secretaries.
Sage's
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From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
secretaries
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From this reading Without a word Malcolm Sage rose from his table, as if accustomed all his life to the fainting of secretaries.
sir
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From this reading I "Please, sir, Miss Norman's fainted."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
table
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From this reading Without a word Malcolm Sage rose from his table, as if accustomed all his life to the fainting of secretaries.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
typewriter
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From this reading Entering her room, Malcolm Sage found Gladys Norman lying in a heap beside her typewriter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading William Johnson stood aside, with the air of one who has rung a fire-alarm and now feels he is at liberty to enjoy the fire itself.
widened
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From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
William
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From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading William Johnson, known to his colleagues as the innocent, stood at Malcolm Sage's door, with widened eyes and a general air that bespoke helplessness.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a word Malcolm Sage rose from his table, as if accustomed all his life to the fainting of secretaries.
word
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From this reading Without a word Malcolm Sage rose from his table, as if accustomed all his life to the fainting of secretaries.
