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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 CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
anchor
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From this reading Instead, he had walked straight to the knocker, and, a gray-haired man in lounging-jacket and carpet slippers answering his ring, had come to anchor in the familiar den.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
answering
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From this reading Instead, he had walked straight to the knocker, and, a gray-haired man in lounging-jacket and carpet slippers answering his ring, had come to anchor in the familiar den.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The third evening, the present, however, there had been no uncertainty, no hesitation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The second time he had passed up the walk, half way to the door; had of a sudden changed his mind, and disappeared rapidly as before.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
block
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
carpet
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From this reading Instead, he had walked straight to the knocker, and, a gray-haired man in lounging-jacket and carpet slippers answering his ring, had come to anchor in the familiar den.
CATASTROPHE
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
changed
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From this reading The second time he had passed up the walk, half way to the door; had of a sudden changed his mind, and disappeared rapidly as before.
chin
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
circled
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead, he had walked straight to the knocker, and, a gray-haired man in lounging-jacket and carpet slippers answering his ring, had come to anchor in the familiar den.
cottage
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
deep
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From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
den
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From this reading Instead, he had walked straight to the knocker, and, a gray-haired man in lounging-jacket and carpet slippers answering his ring, had come to anchor in the familiar den.
derby
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The second time he had passed up the walk, half way to the door; had of a sudden changed his mind, and disappeared rapidly as before.
door
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From this reading The second time he had passed up the walk, half way to the door; had of a sudden changed his mind, and disappeared rapidly as before.
engagement
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From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
evening
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From this reading The third evening, the present, however, there had been no uncertainty, no hesitation.
evenings
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
eyes
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
familiar
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From this reading Instead, he had walked straight to the knocker, and, a gray-haired man in lounging-jacket and carpet slippers answering his ring, had come to anchor in the familiar den.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
front
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From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
Gleason
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
gray-haired
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From this reading Instead, he had walked straight to the knocker, and, a gray-haired man in lounging-jacket and carpet slippers answering his ring, had come to anchor in the familiar den.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The second time he had passed up the walk, half way to the door; had of a sudden changed his mind, and disappeared rapidly as before.
halted
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From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
hastened
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From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
hat
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
hesitation
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From this reading The third evening, the present, however, there had been no uncertainty, no hesitation.
high
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
house
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From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The third evening, the present, however, there had been no uncertainty, no hesitation.
immediate
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From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
Instead
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From this reading Instead, he had walked straight to the knocker, and, a gray-haired man in lounging-jacket and carpet slippers answering his ring, had come to anchor in the familiar den.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
knocker
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From this reading Instead, he had walked straight to the knocker, and, a gray-haired man in lounging-jacket and carpet slippers answering his ring, had come to anchor in the familiar den.
lot
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
lounging-jacket
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From this reading Instead, he had walked straight to the knocker, and, a gray-haired man in lounging-jacket and carpet slippers answering his ring, had come to anchor in the familiar den.
lowered
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
man
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
merely
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From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The second time he had passed up the walk, half way to the door; had of a sudden changed his mind, and disappeared rapidly as before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The third evening, the present, however, there had been no uncertainty, no hesitation.
obviously
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From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The second time he had passed up the walk, half way to the door; had of a sudden changed his mind, and disappeared rapidly as before.
pockets
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From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
present
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From this reading The third evening, the present, however, there had been no uncertainty, no hesitation.
rapidly
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From this reading The second time he had passed up the walk, half way to the door; had of a sudden changed his mind, and disappeared rapidly as before.
ring
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From this reading Instead, he had walked straight to the knocker, and, a gray-haired man in lounging-jacket and carpet slippers answering his ring, had come to anchor in the familiar den.
second
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From this reading The second time he had passed up the walk, half way to the door; had of a sudden changed his mind, and disappeared rapidly as before.
slippers
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From this reading Instead, he had walked straight to the knocker, and, a gray-haired man in lounging-jacket and carpet slippers answering his ring, had come to anchor in the familiar den.
straight
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From this reading Instead, he had walked straight to the knocker, and, a gray-haired man in lounging-jacket and carpet slippers answering his ring, had come to anchor in the familiar den.
strain
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From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
succession
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The second time he had passed up the walk, half way to the door; had of a sudden changed his mind, and disappeared rapidly as before.
tall
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
then
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From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
there
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From this reading The third evening, the present, however, there had been no uncertainty, no hesitation.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third evening, the present, however, there had been no uncertainty, no hesitation.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
Three
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The second time he had passed up the walk, half way to the door; had of a sudden changed his mind, and disappeared rapidly as before.
turned
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
ulster
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
uncertain
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From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
uncertainty
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From this reading The third evening, the present, however, there had been no uncertainty, no hesitation.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The first time, in front of the house itself, he had merely halted, hands deep in his pockets, obviously uncertain; then, as though under strain of an immediate engagement beyond, had hastened on.
up
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
walk
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From this reading The second time he had passed up the walk, half way to the door; had of a sudden changed his mind, and disappeared rapidly as before.
walked
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From this reading Instead, he had walked straight to the knocker, and, a gray-haired man in lounging-jacket and carpet slippers answering his ring, had come to anchor in the familiar den.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
way
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From this reading The second time he had passed up the walk, half way to the door; had of a sudden changed his mind, and disappeared rapidly as before.
well
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
young
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From this reading CATASTROPHE Three evenings in succession a tall young man with an ulster turned up high above his chin and a derby hat lowered well over his eyes circled the block of which the Gleason lot and cottage was a part.
