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342
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
Agency
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From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
approach
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
awhile
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
Beale
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From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
Beale's
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From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
BIG
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
bisected
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From this reading The outer was simply furnished with a table, two chairs and a railed fence bisected with a little wooden gateway.
block
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
business
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
chairs
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From this reading The outer was simply furnished with a table, two chairs and a railed fence bisected with a little wooden gateway.
chamber
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From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
consisted
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From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
corridor
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From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
Cresswell
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
depth
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
discovered
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From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
elevator
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From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
end
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From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
explored
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
fence
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From this reading The outer was simply furnished with a table, two chairs and a railed fence bisected with a little wooden gateway.
find
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From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
floor
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From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
frames
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
furnished
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From this reading The outer was simply furnished with a table, two chairs and a railed fence bisected with a little wooden gateway.
gateway
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From this reading The outer was simply furnished with a table, two chairs and a railed fence bisected with a little wooden gateway.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
HEAD
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
heading
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From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
importance
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
inner
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From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
inscribed
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
inspecting
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
interminable
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From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
lengthy
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From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The outer was simply furnished with a table, two chairs and a railed fence bisected with a little wooden gateway.
lobby
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
Lothbury
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
made
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From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
names
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
occupants
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
office
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From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
offices
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
Oliva
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
outer
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From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
porcelain
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
railed
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From this reading The outer was simply furnished with a table, two chairs and a railed fence bisected with a little wooden gateway.
search
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From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
seemingly
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From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
simply
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From this reading The outer was simply furnished with a table, two chairs and a railed fence bisected with a little wooden gateway.
slips
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
somewhat
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
surprising
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
table
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From this reading The outer was simply furnished with a table, two chairs and a railed fence bisected with a little wooden gateway.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
two
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
unpretentious
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
vestibule
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
wall
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Beale's office was at the end of a seemingly interminable corridor and consisted, as she was to find, of an outer and an inner chamber.
way
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From this reading After a lengthy search she discovered the name of the Beale Agency under the heading "fourth floor" and made her way to the elevator.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Oliva Cresswell stood for awhile in the great lobby, inspecting the names of the occupants, which were inscribed on porcelain slips in two big frames on each wall of the vestibule.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD No. 342, Lothbury, is a block of business offices somewhat unpretentious in their approach but of surprising depth and importance when explored.
wooden
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From this reading The outer was simply furnished with a table, two chairs and a railed fence bisected with a little wooden gateway.
