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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 JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Raridan was waiting for Fenton and Saxton and when they appeared together, he went across the room to meet them.
affixed
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From this reading The clerk came out presently with his hands full of papers and affixed the official file mark to them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
apart
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appeared
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From this reading Raridan was waiting for Fenton and Saxton and when they appeared together, he went across the room to meet them.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
attorneys
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came
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From this reading The clerk came out presently with his hands full of papers and affixed the official file mark to them.
chambers
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From this reading The court was sitting in chambers, and those who waited knew that in the judge's private room something was happening.
cigarette
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
Clarkson
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clerk
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From this reading The clerk came out presently with his hands full of papers and affixed the official file mark to them.
Company
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court
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
ex-president
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Fenton
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From this reading Raridan was waiting for Fenton and Saxton and when they appeared together, he went across the room to meet them.
file
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From this reading The clerk came out presently with his hands full of papers and affixed the official file mark to them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
full
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From this reading The clerk came out presently with his hands full of papers and affixed the official file mark to them.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The clerk came out presently with his hands full of papers and affixed the official file mark to them.
happening
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From this reading The court was sitting in chambers, and those who waited knew that in the judge's private room something was happening.
hats
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From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Raridan was waiting for Fenton and Saxton and when they appeared together, he went across the room to meet them.
heels
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
judge's
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kicking
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
knew
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From this reading The court was sitting in chambers, and those who waited knew that in the judge's private room something was happening.
loafed
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From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
mark
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From this reading The clerk came out presently with his hands full of papers and affixed the official file mark to them.
meet
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From this reading Raridan was waiting for Fenton and Saxton and when they appeared together, he went across the room to meet them.
number
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From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
o'clock
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
official
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From this reading The clerk came out presently with his hands full of papers and affixed the official file mark to them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
out
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From this reading The clerk came out presently with his hands full of papers and affixed the official file mark to them.
papers
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From this reading The clerk came out presently with his hands full of papers and affixed the official file mark to them.
played
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From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
presently
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From this reading The clerk came out presently with his hands full of papers and affixed the official file mark to them.
private
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From this reading The court was sitting in chambers, and those who waited knew that in the judge's private room something was happening.
Raridan
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
RECEIVER
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
reporters
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From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
room
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
sat
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
SAXTON
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
secretary
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From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
set
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From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
sitting
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From this reading The court was sitting in chambers, and those who waited knew that in the judge's private room something was happening.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The court was sitting in chambers, and those who waited knew that in the judge's private room something was happening.
space
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From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
States
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
table
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The court was sitting in chambers, and those who waited knew that in the judge's private room something was happening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The clerk came out presently with his hands full of papers and affixed the official file mark to them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Raridan was waiting for Fenton and Saxton and when they appeared together, he went across the room to meet them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The court was sitting in chambers, and those who waited knew that in the judge's private room something was happening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The clerk came out presently with his hands full of papers and affixed the official file mark to them.
together
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
Traction
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treasurer
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From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
two
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
United
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
waited
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From this reading The court was sitting in chambers, and those who waited knew that in the judge's private room something was happening.
waiting
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From this reading Raridan was waiting for Fenton and Saxton and when they appeared together, he went across the room to meet them.
Warry
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From this reading JOHN SAXTON, RECEIVER At two o'clock Warry Raridan sat on a table in the United States court room, kicking his heels together and smoking a cigarette.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The court was sitting in chambers, and those who waited knew that in the judge's private room something was happening.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Raridan was waiting for Fenton and Saxton and when they appeared together, he went across the room to meet them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Raridan was waiting for Fenton and Saxton and when they appeared together, he went across the room to meet them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The court was sitting in chambers, and those who waited knew that in the judge's private room something was happening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading A number of reporters stood about; the ex-president, the secretary and the treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Company loafed within the space set apart for attorneys and played with their hats.
