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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 A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was his clean and lovely girl that he was leaving.
Anthony
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From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
appealed
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From this reading The finality of it appealed to him drearily.
arrived
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
away
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From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
CIVILIZATION
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From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
clean
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From this reading It was his clean and lovely girl that he was leaving.
command
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From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
considering
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dollars
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drearily
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From this reading The finality of it appealed to him drearily.
fifty
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
finality
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From this reading The finality of it appealed to him drearily.
financial
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
frantic
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From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
girl
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From this reading It was his clean and lovely girl that he was leaving.
Gloria
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From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
go
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
groped
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From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The finality of it appealed to him drearily.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
hundred
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
inside
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From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
invisible
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From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The finality of it appealed to him drearily.
leaving
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From this reading It was his clean and lovely girl that he was leaving.
longer
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From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
lovely
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From this reading It was his clean and lovely girl that he was leaving.
MATTER
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From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
month
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
more
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From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
most
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
much
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
night
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From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
pay
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
practical
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
remain
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From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
rent
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
settlement
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
seventy-five
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
some
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From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
source
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From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
supplement
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
taking
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
three
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From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
too
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From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
way
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From this reading A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION At a frantic command from some invisible source, Anthony groped his way inside.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They had arrived, he thought, at the most practical financial settlement: she was to have three hundred and seventy-five dollars a month--not too much considering that over half of that would go in rent--and he was taking fifty to supplement his pay.
years
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From this reading He was thinking that for the first time in more than three years he was to remain longer than a night away from Gloria.
