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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 STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
accordance
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
ADVICE
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
affairs
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
apt
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From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
Atlantic
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
back
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
become
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From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
business
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
chairs
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
cigar
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
concerns
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From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
consisted
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
contractor
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
desk
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
discuss
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From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
down
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From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
drawings
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
easy-chair
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
else
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
endeavors
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
Englishman
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
evident
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
exception
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From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
eyes
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From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
few
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From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
furniture
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
GIVES
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
glanced
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
goes
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
habit
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From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
home
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
how
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From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
hung
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
interest
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
large-scale
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
latter's
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From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
lay
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
leave
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
lighted
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
machines
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
man
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
maps
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
models
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From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
near
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From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
noticed
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From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
other
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From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
own
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From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
people
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From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
private
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From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
projected
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
railroad
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
respect
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From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
rested
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From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
result
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From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
roll-top
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
room
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
routes
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
rule
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
STIRLING
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
success
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
talks
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
temperament
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
thinks
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
three
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From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As one result of this he has very little time to discuss the concerns of other people, which is apt to become a habit of those who have very few of their own.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
traced
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
two
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From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
usually
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
varies
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From this reading An Englishman, as a rule, endeavors, with a success which varies in accordance with his temperament, to leave his business behind him when he goes home, but across the Atlantic the man of affairs usually thinks and talks of nothing else.
very
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
walls
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From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
watched
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
Weston
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From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Its furniture consisted of very little besides a roll-top desk and a couple of chairs, but the walls were hung with drawings of machines and large-scale maps, which had projected railroad routes traced across them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
willing
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From this reading Stirling was, however, for private reasons willing to make an exception of Weston in this respect, and when he noticed how the latter's eyes rested on two or three models of machines which stood on a shelf near him, he took down one of them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading STIRLING GIVES ADVICE The contractor lay back in an easy-chair when he had lighted a cigar, and watched Weston, who glanced with evident interest around the room.
