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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 Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
act
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From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
agreeable
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
almost
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From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
Also
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From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
arriving
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From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
Brandes
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
BREAKERS
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From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
cafe
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From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
chafing
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
demanded
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From this reading "Who saw her?" demanded Brandes.
departing
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From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
detail
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From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
dining-room
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From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
disquieting
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From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
Doc
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From this reading "Doc.
east
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From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
empty
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From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
fast
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From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
finally
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
getting
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Who saw her?" demanded Brandes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
horse
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
item
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From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
learn
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
lobby
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From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
lost
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
Maxy
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From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
New
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From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
news
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
now
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From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
only
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
people
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From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
resembling
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From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
Saratoga
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
saw
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From this reading "Who saw her?" demanded Brandes.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
seen
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From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
Stull
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
succeeded
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
swarmed
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From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
telephone
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
Venem
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From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who saw her?" demanded Brandes.
wife
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From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
wire
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From this reading Brandes, chafing at the telephone, had finally succeeded in getting Stull on the wire, only to learn that the news from Saratoga was not agreeable; that they had lost on every horse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BREAKERS The east dining-room was almost empty now, though the lobby and the cafe beyond still swarmed with people arriving and departing.
woman
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From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
York
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From this reading Also, Stull had another disquieting item to detail; it seemed that Maxy Venem had been seen that morning in the act of departing for New York on the fast express; and with him was a woman resembling Brandes' wife.
