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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 He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He entered and gave a dressy porter his card, and was requested to wait a moment in a sort of ante-room.
ante-room
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From this reading He entered and gave a dressy porter his card, and was requested to wait a moment in a sort of ante-room.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The porter returned in a minute; and asked whom he would like to see?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
betokened
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
called
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
card
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From this reading He entered and gave a dressy porter his card, and was requested to wait a moment in a sort of ante-room.
Colonel
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Columbus
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
Company
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
condensed
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From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
conveyed
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From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The president of the company, of course."
dressy
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From this reading He entered and gave a dressy porter his card, and was requested to wait a moment in a sort of ante-room.
entered
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From this reading He entered and gave a dressy porter his card, and was requested to wait a moment in a sort of ante-room.
episode
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From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
expanded
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From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
following
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From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
gave
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From this reading He entered and gave a dressy porter his card, and was requested to wait a moment in a sort of ante-room.
gilt
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
Harry's
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From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
head-quarters
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
importance
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
information
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From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
language
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From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
letter
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From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
like
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From this reading The porter returned in a minute; and asked whom he would like to see?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
mien
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
minute
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From this reading The porter returned in a minute; and asked whom he would like to see?
moment
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From this reading He entered and gave a dressy porter his card, and was requested to wait a moment in a sort of ante-room.
Navigation
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
New
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From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
official
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
other
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From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
porter
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From this reading He entered and gave a dressy porter his card, and was requested to wait a moment in a sort of ante-room.
presence
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
president
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From this reading "The president of the company, of course."
requested
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From this reading He entered and gave a dressy porter his card, and was requested to wait a moment in a sort of ante-room.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The porter returned in a minute; and asked whom he would like to see?
River
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
see
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From this reading The porter returned in a minute; and asked whom he would like to see?
sign
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
Slack-Water
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
sort
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From this reading He entered and gave a dressy porter his card, and was requested to wait a moment in a sort of ante-room.
street
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
visit
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From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
wait
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From this reading He entered and gave a dressy porter his card, and was requested to wait a moment in a sort of ante-room.
Wall
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From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The porter returned in a minute; and asked whom he would like to see?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The porter returned in a minute; and asked whom he would like to see?
York
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From this reading Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York:
