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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 There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a further brief period of reflection she went down-stairs and rang up Sypher's office on the telephone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
back
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From this reading Zora went straight back to her hotel sitting-room.
brief
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From this reading After a further brief period of reflection she went down-stairs and rang up Sypher's office on the telephone.
Clem
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
down-stairs
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From this reading After a further brief period of reflection she went down-stairs and rang up Sypher's office on the telephone.
explanatory
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From this reading The mere man would have tried the telephone first, then sent the telegram, and after that the explanatory letter.
few
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From this reading When he had gone she reflected for a few moments and sent off a telegram.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mere man would have tried the telephone first, then sent the telegram, and after that the explanatory letter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When he had gone she reflected for a few moments and sent off a telegram.
furs
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
further
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From this reading After a further brief period of reflection she went down-stairs and rang up Sypher's office on the telephone.
gone
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From this reading When he had gone she reflected for a few moments and sent off a telegram.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had gone she reflected for a few moments and sent off a telegram.
hat
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The mere man would have tried the telephone first, then sent the telegram, and after that the explanatory letter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he had gone she reflected for a few moments and sent off a telegram.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Zora went straight back to her hotel sitting-room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
hotel
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From this reading Zora went straight back to her hotel sitting-room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
letter
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
man
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From this reading The mere man would have tried the telephone first, then sent the telegram, and after that the explanatory letter.
mere
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From this reading The mere man would have tried the telephone first, then sent the telegram, and after that the explanatory letter.
moments
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From this reading When he had gone she reflected for a few moments and sent off a telegram.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After a further brief period of reflection she went down-stairs and rang up Sypher's office on the telephone.
off
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
office
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From this reading After a further brief period of reflection she went down-stairs and rang up Sypher's office on the telephone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After a further brief period of reflection she went down-stairs and rang up Sypher's office on the telephone.
once
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
ordered
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
period
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From this reading After a further brief period of reflection she went down-stairs and rang up Sypher's office on the telephone.
post
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
rang
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From this reading After a further brief period of reflection she went down-stairs and rang up Sypher's office on the telephone.
reflected
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From this reading When he had gone she reflected for a few moments and sent off a telegram.
reflection
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From this reading After a further brief period of reflection she went down-stairs and rang up Sypher's office on the telephone.
sent
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From this reading When he had gone she reflected for a few moments and sent off a telegram.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
sitting-room
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From this reading Zora went straight back to her hotel sitting-room.
straight
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From this reading Zora went straight back to her hotel sitting-room.
summoning
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
swift
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
Sypher
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
Sypher's
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From this reading After a further brief period of reflection she went down-stairs and rang up Sypher's office on the telephone.
taking
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
telegram
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From this reading When he had gone she reflected for a few moments and sent off a telegram.
telephone
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From this reading After a further brief period of reflection she went down-stairs and rang up Sypher's office on the telephone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The mere man would have tried the telephone first, then sent the telegram, and after that the explanatory letter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
then
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From this reading The mere man would have tried the telephone first, then sent the telegram, and after that the explanatory letter.
There
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Zora went straight back to her hotel sitting-room.
tried
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From this reading The mere man would have tried the telephone first, then sent the telegram, and after that the explanatory letter.
up
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From this reading After a further brief period of reflection she went down-stairs and rang up Sypher's office on the telephone.
waiter
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zora went straight back to her hotel sitting-room.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had gone she reflected for a few moments and sent off a telegram.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The mere man would have tried the telephone first, then sent the telegram, and after that the explanatory letter.
wrote
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From this reading There, without taking off her hat or furs, she wrote a swift, long letter to Clem Sypher, and summoning the waiter, ordered him to post it at once.
Zora
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From this reading Zora went straight back to her hotel sitting-room.
