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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 JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
acquainted
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From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
back
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From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
become
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From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
breed
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From this reading "I wonder what breed of Indians once inhabited this region?" queried one of the smokers.
character
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From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
cigar
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From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
clamorously
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From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
Colonel
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From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
compartment
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From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
conversation
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From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
desultory
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From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
engage
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From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
filled
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From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
genial
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From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
going
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From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
greeted
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From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They must have had poor picking."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder what breed of Indians once inhabited this region?" queried one of the smokers.
idly
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From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
Indians
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From this reading "I wonder what breed of Indians once inhabited this region?" queried one of the smokers.
inhabited
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From this reading "I wonder what breed of Indians once inhabited this region?" queried one of the smokers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
LIPSKY'S
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From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
Livingstone
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From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "They must have had poor picking."
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
occupants
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From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
once
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From this reading "I wonder what breed of Indians once inhabited this region?" queried one of the smokers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I wonder what breed of Indians once inhabited this region?" queried one of the smokers.
picking
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From this reading "They must have had poor picking."
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They must have had poor picking."
queried
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From this reading "I wonder what breed of Indians once inhabited this region?" queried one of the smokers.
region
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From this reading "I wonder what breed of Indians once inhabited this region?" queried one of the smokers.
seated
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From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
SIGN
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From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
smokers
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From this reading "I wonder what breed of Indians once inhabited this region?" queried one of the smokers.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
Stafford
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From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
strolled
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From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
supper
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From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN LIPSKY'S SIGN After supper, Stafford, feeling clamorously the need of a cigar, strolled back into the smoking compartment.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They must have had poor picking."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I wonder what breed of Indians once inhabited this region?" queried one of the smokers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
warmly
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From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
well
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From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I wonder what breed of Indians once inhabited this region?" queried one of the smokers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was greeted warmly and seated himself to engage idly in the desultory conversation which was going on.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was already well filled, among the occupants being a Colonel Livingstone, a genial character with whom Stafford had already become acquainted.
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder what breed of Indians once inhabited this region?" queried one of the smokers.
