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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 INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
assistant
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From this reading He was regarding, speculatively, the back of young Ovid Nixon, the assistant cashier.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
availing
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From this reading Scattergood was availing himself of this privilege.
back
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From this reading He was regarding, speculatively, the back of young Ovid Nixon, the assistant cashier.
Baines's
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From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
bank
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From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
cashier
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From this reading He was regarding, speculatively, the back of young Ovid Nixon, the assistant cashier.
committee
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From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
community
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From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
concern
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From this reading His concern for young Ovid was sartorial.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
enterprise
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From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
exactly
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From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
finance
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From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His concern for young Ovid was sartorial.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
hardware
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From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Scattergood was availing himself of this privilege.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
important
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From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
interest
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From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
interested
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From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
INVESTS
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From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
member
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From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
moment
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From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
naturally
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From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
Nixon
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From this reading He was regarding, speculatively, the back of young Ovid Nixon, the assistant cashier.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
official
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From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
Ovid
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From this reading He was regarding, speculatively, the back of young Ovid Nixon, the assistant cashier.
piazza
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From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
privilege
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From this reading Scattergood was availing himself of this privilege.
regarding
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From this reading He was regarding, speculatively, the back of young Ovid Nixon, the assistant cashier.
river
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From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
SALVATION
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From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
sartorial
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From this reading His concern for young Ovid was sartorial.
Scattergood
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From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
seat
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From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
side
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From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
speculatively
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From this reading He was regarding, speculatively, the back of young Ovid Nixon, the assistant cashier.
store
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From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Scattergood was availing himself of this privilege.
thrifty
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From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a member of the finance committee of the bank Scattergood was naturally interested in that enterprise, so important to the thrifty community, but his interest at the moment was not exactly official.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scattergood was availing himself of this privilege.
window
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From this reading HE INVESTS IN SALVATION From Scattergood Baines's seat on the piazza of his hardware store he could look across the river and through a side window of the bank.
young
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From this reading He was regarding, speculatively, the back of young Ovid Nixon, the assistant cashier.
