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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kissam kept his word and the interest in the Janney robbery began to languish.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
back
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From this reading The house settled back to its methodical régime, the faces of its inmates lost their looks of harassed distress.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
began
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From this reading Kissam kept his word and the interest in the Janney robbery began to languish.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
came
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From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
careless
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From this reading The first, fine careless rapture of the chase was over; nothing new was discovered, nothing old developed.
chase
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From this reading The first, fine careless rapture of the chase was over; nothing new was discovered, nothing old developed.
Detectives
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From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
developed
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From this reading The first, fine careless rapture of the chase was over; nothing new was discovered, nothing old developed.
discovered
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From this reading The first, fine careless rapture of the chase was over; nothing new was discovered, nothing old developed.
disgorged
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From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading The house settled back to its methodical régime, the faces of its inmates lost their looks of harassed distress.
faces
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From this reading The house settled back to its methodical régime, the faces of its inmates lost their looks of harassed distress.
fine
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From this reading The first, fine careless rapture of the chase was over; nothing new was discovered, nothing old developed.
first
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From this reading The first, fine careless rapture of the chase was over; nothing new was discovered, nothing old developed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
harassed
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From this reading The house settled back to its methodical régime, the faces of its inmates lost their looks of harassed distress.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kissam kept his word and the interest in the Janney robbery began to languish.
house
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From this reading The house settled back to its methodical régime, the faces of its inmates lost their looks of harassed distress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kissam kept his word and the interest in the Janney robbery began to languish.
inmates
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From this reading The house settled back to its methodical régime, the faces of its inmates lost their looks of harassed distress.
interest
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From this reading Kissam kept his word and the interest in the Janney robbery began to languish.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The house settled back to its methodical régime, the faces of its inmates lost their looks of harassed distress.
Janney
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From this reading Kissam kept his word and the interest in the Janney robbery began to languish.
kept
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From this reading Kissam kept his word and the interest in the Janney robbery began to languish.
Kissam
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From this reading Kissam kept his word and the interest in the Janney robbery began to languish.
languish
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From this reading Kissam kept his word and the interest in the Janney robbery began to languish.
looks
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From this reading The house settled back to its methodical régime, the faces of its inmates lost their looks of harassed distress.
lost
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From this reading The house settled back to its methodical régime, the faces of its inmates lost their looks of harassed distress.
methodical
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From this reading The house settled back to its methodical régime, the faces of its inmates lost their looks of harassed distress.
morning
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From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Janney, though much pacified, was not yet restored to his normal poise.
much
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From this reading Mr. Janney, though much pacified, was not yet restored to his normal poise.
new
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From this reading The first, fine careless rapture of the chase was over; nothing new was discovered, nothing old developed.
normal
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From this reading Mr. Janney, though much pacified, was not yet restored to his normal poise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The first, fine careless rapture of the chase was over; nothing new was discovered, nothing old developed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first, fine careless rapture of the chase was over; nothing new was discovered, nothing old developed.
old
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From this reading The first, fine careless rapture of the chase was over; nothing new was discovered, nothing old developed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The first, fine careless rapture of the chase was over; nothing new was discovered, nothing old developed.
pacified
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From this reading Mr. Janney, though much pacified, was not yet restored to his normal poise.
poise
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From this reading Mr. Janney, though much pacified, was not yet restored to his normal poise.
rapture
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From this reading The first, fine careless rapture of the chase was over; nothing new was discovered, nothing old developed.
reporters
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From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
restored
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From this reading Mr. Janney, though much pacified, was not yet restored to his normal poise.
robbery
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From this reading Kissam kept his word and the interest in the Janney robbery began to languish.
régime
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From this reading The house settled back to its methodical régime, the faces of its inmates lost their looks of harassed distress.
settled
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From this reading The house settled back to its methodical régime, the faces of its inmates lost their looks of harassed distress.
still
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From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kissam kept his word and the interest in the Janney robbery began to languish.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The house settled back to its methodical régime, the faces of its inmates lost their looks of harassed distress.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mr. Janney, though much pacified, was not yet restored to his normal poise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kissam kept his word and the interest in the Janney robbery began to languish.
trains
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From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
went
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From this reading Detectives still came and went, morning trains still disgorged reporters, but it was not as it had been.
word
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From this reading Kissam kept his word and the interest in the Janney robbery began to languish.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Mr. Janney, though much pacified, was not yet restored to his normal poise.
