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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 was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
anywhere
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From this reading If I had anywhere to go, I'd cut the galleries for to-night."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
buying
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From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
Crenshawe
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From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
crisis
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From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
cut
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From this reading If I had anywhere to go, I'd cut the galleries for to-night."
daily
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From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
deadly
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From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
demoralizing
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From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
dog-watch
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From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
down
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From this reading Whereupon he reopened it and ran his eye down the lists.
dull
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From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
Elinor's
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From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
eye
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From this reading Whereupon he reopened it and ran his eye down the lists.
fall
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From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If I had anywhere to go, I'd cut the galleries for to-night."
frowned
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From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
galleries
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From this reading If I had anywhere to go, I'd cut the galleries for to-night."
go
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From this reading If I had anywhere to go, I'd cut the galleries for to-night."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I had anywhere to go, I'd cut the galleries for to-night."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I had anywhere to go, I'd cut the galleries for to-night."
I'd
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From this reading If I had anywhere to go, I'd cut the galleries for to-night."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I had anywhere to go, I'd cut the galleries for to-night."
ill-smelling
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From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
incidents
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From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
isn't
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From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
It's
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From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
lists
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From this reading Whereupon he reopened it and ran his eye down the lists.
lobbyists
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From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
much
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From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
muck-heap
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From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
newspaper
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From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
note
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From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
object
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From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
occurred
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From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
omitted
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From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
outgoing
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From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
pocket
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From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
puts
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From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
quotations
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From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
ran
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From this reading Whereupon he reopened it and ran his eye down the lists.
recalling
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From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
reopened
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From this reading Whereupon he reopened it and ran his eye down the lists.
returning
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From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
sake
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From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
sickeningly
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From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
stock
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From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
suggestion
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From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And so much of this dog-watch as isn't sickeningly demoralizing is deadly dull, as Crenshawe puts it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I had anywhere to go, I'd cut the galleries for to-night."
to-night
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From this reading If I had anywhere to go, I'd cut the galleries for to-night."
two
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From this reading "It's an ill-smelling muck-heap!" he frowned, recalling the incidents of the crisis at the suggestion let fall by the two outgoing lobbyists.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
Whereupon
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From this reading Whereupon he reopened it and ran his eye down the lists.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was returning the newspaper to his pocket when it occurred to him that his object in buying it had been to note the stock quotations; a daily duty which, for Elinor's sake, he had never omitted.
