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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 Doctor Bayard looked up from his salad with a sympathetic sigh.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
ascetic
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From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
Atterbury
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
Bayard
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From this reading Doctor Bayard looked up from his salad with a sympathetic sigh.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
Betty
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From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
black
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
cares
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From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
chair
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
Chicago
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chiselled
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
clouded
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crowned
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From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
dangerouslyadverbUS /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs.li/
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
dear
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From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
deepened
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Bayard looked up from his salad with a sympathetic sigh.
down
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From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
dying
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From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
employer
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From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
expression
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
eyes
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From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
face
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From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
fancied
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
Fangs
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From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
financial
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From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
firm
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
friends
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From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Doctor Bayard looked up from his salad with a sympathetic sigh.
girl
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
glanced
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From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
glitter
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
gone
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From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
grave
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From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
hair
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From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
heels
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From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Doctor Bayard looked up from his salad with a sympathetic sigh.
ill
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From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
immobile
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
keen
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
lines
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
lips
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Bayard looked up from his salad with a sympathetic sigh.
Misfortune
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From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
more
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From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
Mortimer
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From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
Professor
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quickly
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From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
relentlessly
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From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
salad
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From this reading Doctor Bayard looked up from his salad with a sympathetic sigh.
season
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From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
seems
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From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
shade
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
sigh
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From this reading Doctor Bayard looked up from his salad with a sympathetic sigh.
sitting
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
snowy
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From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
straight
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
strain
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From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
sympathetic
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From this reading Doctor Bayard looked up from his salad with a sympathetic sigh.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
then
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From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
treading
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From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
up
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From this reading Doctor Bayard looked up from his salad with a sympathetic sigh.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
very
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
wandered
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From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
wealth
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From this reading Betty glanced quickly at his grave ascetic face crowned with its wealth of snowy hair and then her eyes wandered to her employer.
weariness
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From this reading Mrs. Atterbury was sitting very straight in her chair, her expression as immobile as ever, but the girl fancied that a shade of weariness had clouded the glitter of the keen, black eyes and the fine lines had deepened about the firm, chiselled lips.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Doctor Bayard looked up from his salad with a sympathetic sigh.
Wolf
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From this reading _The Fangs of the Wolf._ "Misfortune seems to be treading upon the heels of our friends more relentlessly this season than before."
worries
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From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Our poor dear Professor dying in Chicago, Mortimer dangerously ill, and yet another gone down under the strain of financial worries and cares."
