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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 SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
all
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From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
any
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From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
bore
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From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
BUSINESS
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From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
cleverer
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From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
close
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From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
continual
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From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
cured
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From this reading He was cured provisionally.
days
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From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
deranged
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From this reading The unseen, unfelt, sinister duodenum no longer mysteriously deranged his whole engine.
disposing
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From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
duodenum
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From this reading The unseen, unfelt, sinister duodenum no longer mysteriously deranged his whole engine.
engine
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From this reading The unseen, unfelt, sinister duodenum no longer mysteriously deranged his whole engine.
evening
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From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
fatigue
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From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was cured provisionally.
healthy
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From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
house
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From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
indicated
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From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
later
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From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
longer
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From this reading The unseen, unfelt, sinister duodenum no longer mysteriously deranged his whole engine.
man
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From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
mildly
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From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
Mr
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From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
mysteriously
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From this reading The unseen, unfelt, sinister duodenum no longer mysteriously deranged his whole engine.
nature
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From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The unseen, unfelt, sinister duodenum no longer mysteriously deranged his whole engine.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
observer
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From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
Only
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From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
out
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From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
own
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From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
products
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From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
Prohack
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From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
provisionally
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From this reading He was cured provisionally.
resemblance
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From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
sensation
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From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
sinister
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From this reading The unseen, unfelt, sinister duodenum no longer mysteriously deranged his whole engine.
SISSIE'S
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From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
slight
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From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
slipped
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From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
stealthily
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From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
ten
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From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The unseen, unfelt, sinister duodenum no longer mysteriously deranged his whole engine.
thief
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From this reading SISSIE'S BUSINESS I One evening, ten days later, Mr. Prohack slipped out of his own house as stealthily as a thief might have slipped into it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
unfelt
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From this reading The unseen, unfelt, sinister duodenum no longer mysteriously deranged his whole engine.
uninstructed
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From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
unseen
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From this reading The unseen, unfelt, sinister duodenum no longer mysteriously deranged his whole engine.
victoriously
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From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
walk
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From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was cured provisionally.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Only a continual sensation of slight fatigue indicated all the time that he was not cleverer than nature and that he was not victoriously disposing of his waste products.
whole
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From this reading The unseen, unfelt, sinister duodenum no longer mysteriously deranged his whole engine.
zest
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From this reading But he could walk mildly about; his zest for smoking had in part returned; and to any uninstructed observer he bore a close resemblance to a healthy man.
