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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 He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
all
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From this reading For the first time in his life, and with all eyes upon him, he weakened and lowered his proud head.
always
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From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN For the few brief weeks before the great trial the office was swarming with men.
big
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From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
black
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From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
brief
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Every step of their case was carefully framed up in the long councils that took place, but at the end Rimrock lost his nerve.
carefully
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From this reading Every step of their case was carefully framed up in the long councils that took place, but at the end Rimrock lost his nerve.
case
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From this reading Every step of their case was carefully framed up in the long councils that took place, but at the end Rimrock lost his nerve.
cost
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From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
councils
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From this reading Every step of their case was carefully framed up in the long councils that took place, but at the end Rimrock lost his nerve.
dollars
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From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
end
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From this reading Every step of their case was carefully framed up in the long councils that took place, but at the end Rimrock lost his nerve.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
experts
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From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
eyes
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From this reading For the first time in his life, and with all eyes upon him, he weakened and lowered his proud head.
few
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in his life, and with all eyes upon him, he weakened and lowered his proud head.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN For the few brief weeks before the great trial the office was swarming with men.
framed
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From this reading Every step of their case was carefully framed up in the long councils that took place, but at the end Rimrock lost his nerve.
geologists
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From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN For the few brief weeks before the great trial the office was swarming with men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
hat
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From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
hat-check
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From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
head
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From this reading For the first time in his life, and with all eyes upon him, he weakened and lowered his proud head.
high-priced
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From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
hip
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From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
hundred
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From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
including
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From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
Jones
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From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
lawyers
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From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in his life, and with all eyes upon him, he weakened and lowered his proud head.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every step of their case was carefully framed up in the long councils that took place, but at the end Rimrock lost his nerve.
lost
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From this reading Every step of their case was carefully framed up in the long councils that took place, but at the end Rimrock lost his nerve.
lowered
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From this reading For the first time in his life, and with all eyes upon him, he weakened and lowered his proud head.
men
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midst
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From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
nerve
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From this reading Every step of their case was carefully framed up in the long councils that took place, but at the end Rimrock lost his nerve.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
office
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
phase
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From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
pistol
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From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
place
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From this reading Every step of their case was carefully framed up in the long councils that took place, but at the end Rimrock lost his nerve.
proud
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From this reading For the first time in his life, and with all eyes upon him, he weakened and lowered his proud head.
renown
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From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
Rimrock
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From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
sat
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From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
SHOW-DOWN
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From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN For the few brief weeks before the great trial the office was swarming with men.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every step of their case was carefully framed up in the long councils that took place, but at the end Rimrock lost his nerve.
suit
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From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
swarming
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From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN For the few brief weeks before the great trial the office was swarming with men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN For the few brief weeks before the great trial the office was swarming with men.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Every step of their case was carefully framed up in the long councils that took place, but at the end Rimrock lost his nerve.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
There
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From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in his life, and with all eyes upon him, he weakened and lowered his proud head.
tips
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From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every step of their case was carefully framed up in the long councils that took place, but at the end Rimrock lost his nerve.
trial
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up
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From this reading Every step of their case was carefully framed up in the long councils that took place, but at the end Rimrock lost his nerve.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For the first time in his life, and with all eyes upon him, he weakened and lowered his proud head.
Waldorf
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From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN For the few brief weeks before the great trial the office was swarming with men.
weakened
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From this reading For the first time in his life, and with all eyes upon him, he weakened and lowered his proud head.
weeks
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were high-priced lawyers and geologists of renown and experts on every phase of the suit, and in the midst of them sat Rimrock Jones.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SHOW-DOWN For the few brief weeks before the great trial the office was swarming with men.
wore
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From this reading He wore his big black hat that had cost him a hundred dollars--including the hat-check tips at the Waldorf--and his pistol was always at his hip.
