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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 It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
absurdity
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
all
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From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
appraising
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
clear
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
compartment
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From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
conveyed
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
directness
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
disconcert
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
down
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From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
eyes
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
face
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From this reading He seated himself and took a furtive glance at the man's face.
federal
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
furtive
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From this reading He seated himself and took a furtive glance at the man's face.
glance
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From this reading He seated himself and took a furtive glance at the man's face.
gray
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Great Scott!" thought Jimmy.
guilty
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
he's
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
heavy
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He seated himself and took a furtive glance at the man's face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
Hope
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
huge
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
importance
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
indulged
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
inward
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
Jimmy
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From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
looking
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
lowered
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
man
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
man's
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From this reading He seated himself and took a furtive glance at the man's face.
marshal
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
occupant
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
officer
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
other
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
pair
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
paper
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
Pullman
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From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
reading
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
sat
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From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
Scott
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From this reading "Great Scott!" thought Jimmy.
seated
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From this reading He seated himself and took a furtive glance at the man's face.
sense
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
sheriff
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
shoulders
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
slightly
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From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
smile
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
States
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
sufficient
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
then
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Great Scott!" thought Jimmy.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jimmy retired to the smoking compartment in the Pullman and sat down to think it all over.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seated himself and took a furtive glance at the man's face.
trail
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
United
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From this reading "Hope he's not a sheriff or a United States marshal looking for me," and then indulged in an inward smile at the absurdity of his being of sufficient importance to have a federal officer on his trail.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had but one other occupant, a huge man with heavy shoulders who lowered the paper he had been reading and looked at Jimmy through a pair of clear, gray, appraising eyes that conveyed such a sense of directness as to slightly disconcert one with a guilty conscience.
