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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 Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
additional
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From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
black
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From this reading The muddy fall weather having come on, Martin had pledged his wheel some time since and retained his black suit.
Broadway
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From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
car
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From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
chance
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From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
corner
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From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
desperate
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From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
disconcerting
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From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
eager
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From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
encountered
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From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
eyes
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From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
face
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From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
fall
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From this reading The muddy fall weather having come on, Martin had pledged his wheel some time since and retained his black suit.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
fruitless
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From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
Gertrude
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From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The muddy fall weather having come on, Martin had pledged his wheel some time since and retained his black suit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In truth, he was desperate and worried.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
hungry
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From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In truth, he was desperate and worried.
interview
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From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
just
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From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
lines
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From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
loan
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From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
Martin
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From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
most
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From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
muddy
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From this reading The muddy fall weather having come on, Martin had pledged his wheel some time since and retained his black suit.
noted
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From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
pawnbroker
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From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
pledged
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From this reading The muddy fall weather having come on, Martin had pledged his wheel some time since and retained his black suit.
propitious
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From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
proved
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From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
retained
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From this reading The muddy fall weather having come on, Martin had pledged his wheel some time since and retained his black suit.
seen
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From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The muddy fall weather having come on, Martin had pledged his wheel some time since and retained his black suit.
sister
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From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
some
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From this reading The muddy fall weather having come on, Martin had pledged his wheel some time since and retained his black suit.
suit
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From this reading The muddy fall weather having come on, Martin had pledged his wheel some time since and retained his black suit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The muddy fall weather having come on, Martin had pledged his wheel some time since and retained his black suit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
tried
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From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
truth
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From this reading In truth, he was desperate and worried.
Waiting
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From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In truth, he was desperate and worried.
weather
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From this reading The muddy fall weather having come on, Martin had pledged his wheel some time since and retained his black suit.
wheel
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From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
worried
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From this reading Waiting on the corner for a car, she had seen him first, and noted the eager, hungry lines of his face and the desperate, worried look of his eyes.
wring
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From this reading He had just come from a fruitless interview with the pawnbroker, from whom he had tried to wring an additional loan on his wheel.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Martin had encountered his sister Gertrude by chance on Broadway—as it proved, a most propitious yet disconcerting chance.
