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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 READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
already
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She noted that he looked well, although his face still bore a harrowed expression.
always
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
anxious
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
appearance
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
away
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
back
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
bare
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
bore
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From this reading She noted that he looked well, although his face still bore a harrowed expression.
BRAND
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
came
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
charges
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
closely
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
cordial
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From this reading But he quickly recovered himself, rose with his usual deferential politeness and gave her cordial greeting.
curled
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
dark
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
day
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
deferential
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From this reading But he quickly recovered himself, rose with his usual deferential politeness and gave her cordial greeting.
desk
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
employer
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
entered
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
exclaiming
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
expression
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From this reading She noted that he looked well, although his face still bore a harrowed expression.
eyes
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
face
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From this reading She noted that he looked well, although his face still bore a harrowed expression.
fact
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
fears
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
FELIX
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
forward
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
found
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
gave
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From this reading But he quickly recovered himself, rose with his usual deferential politeness and gave her cordial greeting.
greeting
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From this reading But he quickly recovered himself, rose with his usual deferential politeness and gave her cordial greeting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
hair
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
hands
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
harrowed
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From this reading She noted that he looked well, although his face still bore a harrowed expression.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
head
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
Henrietta
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he quickly recovered himself, rose with his usual deferential politeness and gave her cordial greeting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
inquiries
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
instant
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
joyfully
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
LETTER
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
long
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
looked
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From this reading She noted that he looked well, although his face still bore a harrowed expression.
making
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
Marne
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
middle
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
moodily
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
morning
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
noted
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From this reading She noted that he looked well, although his face still bore a harrowed expression.
observation
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
office
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
ordinary
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
out
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
parted
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
politeness
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From this reading But he quickly recovered himself, rose with his usual deferential politeness and gave her cordial greeting.
previously
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
publication
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
quickly
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From this reading But he quickly recovered himself, rose with his usual deferential politeness and gave her cordial greeting.
rather
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
READS
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
recovered
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From this reading But he quickly recovered himself, rose with his usual deferential politeness and gave her cordial greeting.
resolved
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
rose
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From this reading But he quickly recovered himself, rose with his usual deferential politeness and gave her cordial greeting.
second
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
short
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
shrank
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
sitting
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
slight
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
soon
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
still
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From this reading She noted that he looked well, although his face still bore a harrowed expression.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She noted that he looked well, although his face still bore a harrowed expression.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
there
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From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
turning
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
usual
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From this reading But he quickly recovered himself, rose with his usual deferential politeness and gave her cordial greeting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
waving
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From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
welfare
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From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
well
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From this reading She noted that he looked well, although his face still bore a harrowed expression.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading FELIX BRAND READS A LETTER When Henrietta Marne entered her office on the morning of the second day after the publication of the charges against Felix Brand, she found her employer already there, but sitting moodily at his desk, his head in his hands.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she came forward, exclaiming joyfully and making anxious inquiries about his welfare, he shrank back for a bare instant, with a slight turning away, as of one who fears observation.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading A something out of the ordinary in his appearance her eyes soon resolved into the fact that his dark, waving hair, which previously he had always worn rather long and parted in the middle, was so short that it curled closely over his head.
