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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 Felix Brand awoke with a start and looked about him with a puzzled stare.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Felix Brand awoke with a start and looked about him with a puzzled stare.
AFFAIR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
appointments
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From this reading The bed wherein he lay and its luxurious appointments were of his own recent buying.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
awoke
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From this reading Felix Brand awoke with a start and looked about him with a puzzled stare.
bed
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From this reading The bed wherein he lay and its luxurious appointments were of his own recent buying.
Brand
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From this reading Felix Brand awoke with a start and looked about him with a puzzled stare.
buying
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From this reading The bed wherein he lay and its luxurious appointments were of his own recent buying.
C
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From this reading THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.
CO
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From this reading THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.
DELAFIELD
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
EMERSON'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
Felix
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From this reading Felix Brand awoke with a start and looked about him with a puzzled stare.
gaze
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From this reading And yet there was nothing unfamiliar in what met his gaze.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bed wherein he lay and its luxurious appointments were of his own recent buying.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Felix Brand awoke with a start and looked about him with a puzzled stare.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet there was nothing unfamiliar in what met his gaze.
HOOPS
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And yet there was nothing unfamiliar in what met his gaze.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The bed wherein he lay and its luxurious appointments were of his own recent buying.
JOHN
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From this reading THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.
lay
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From this reading The bed wherein he lay and its luxurious appointments were of his own recent buying.
looked
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From this reading Felix Brand awoke with a start and looked about him with a puzzled stare.
luxurious
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From this reading The bed wherein he lay and its luxurious appointments were of his own recent buying.
met
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From this reading And yet there was nothing unfamiliar in what met his gaze.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And yet there was nothing unfamiliar in what met his gaze.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
OTHER
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
own
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From this reading The bed wherein he lay and its luxurious appointments were of his own recent buying.
puzzled
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From this reading Felix Brand awoke with a start and looked about him with a puzzled stare.
recent
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From this reading The bed wherein he lay and its luxurious appointments were of his own recent buying.
RHODA
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
stare
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From this reading Felix Brand awoke with a start and looked about him with a puzzled stare.
startnounUS /stɑrt/
a sudden movement of surprise in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Felix Brand awoke with a start and looked about him with a puzzled stare.
STEEL
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
STORIES
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
there
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From this reading And yet there was nothing unfamiliar in what met his gaze.
UNDERGROUND
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
unfamiliar
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From this reading And yet there was nothing unfamiliar in what met his gaze.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet there was nothing unfamiliar in what met his gaze.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bed wherein he lay and its luxurious appointments were of his own recent buying.
WESTERN
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And yet there was nothing unfamiliar in what met his gaze.
wherein
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From this reading The bed wherein he lay and its luxurious appointments were of his own recent buying.
WIFE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
WINSTON
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From this reading THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AUTHOR OF "WITH HOOPS OF STEEL," "THE DELAFIELD AFFAIR," "RHODA OF THE UNDERGROUND," "EMERSON'S WIFE, AND OTHER WESTERN STORIES," ETC.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet there was nothing unfamiliar in what met his gaze.
