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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 I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
accumulating
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
again
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From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
allow
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amazing
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
Anderson
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
chain
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
city
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From this reading It seemed incredible that events of prime importance were transpiring in the city and that the crisis was so soon upon him.
crisis
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crossed
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deliberately
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
dispatches
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down
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events
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evidence
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eyes
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feet
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From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
foot-rest
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From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
full
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From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
gazing
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From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
Governor
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
heap
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From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
importance
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
incredible
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incriminating
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed incredible that events of prime importance were transpiring in the city and that the crisis was so soon upon him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
John
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
laid
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From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
lap
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letters
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From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
little
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From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
magnitude
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
methodically
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
Military
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
months
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nearly
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
number
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From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
opened
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piled
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prime
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reading
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reflection
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room
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From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
run
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sat
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From this reading And so he sat and smoked.
scope
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
seemed
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side
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sitting
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From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
small
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From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
smoked
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From this reading And so he sat and smoked.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so he sat and smoked.
soon
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Stephen
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From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
still
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
street
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From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
study
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From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
three
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been reading a number of dispatches and letters piled in a small heap in his lap; but little by little had laid them down again to allow his mind to run into reflection and study.
transpiring
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unaware
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It seemed incredible that events of prime importance were transpiring in the city and that the crisis was so soon upon him.
utterly
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From this reading For nearly three months he had been accumulating, methodically and deliberately, a chain of incriminating evidence around the Military Governor and John Anderson, still he was utterly unaware of its amazing scope and magnitude.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It seemed incredible that events of prime importance were transpiring in the city and that the crisis was so soon upon him.
window
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From this reading I Stephen was sitting in his room, his feet crossed on a foot-rest before him, his eyes gazing into the side street that opened full before his window.
