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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 That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The letter was dated and post-marked New York City, and read as follows:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
City
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From this reading The letter was dated and post-marked New York City, and read as follows:
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
dated
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From this reading The letter was dated and post-marked New York City, and read as follows:
Dink
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From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
ESQ
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From this reading "JOHN GLENNING, ESQ., "Jericho, Ky.
evidence
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From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
follows
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From this reading The letter was dated and post-marked New York City, and read as follows:
forwarded
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From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
Glenning
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From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
incredulity
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From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
Jericho
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From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
John
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From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
Ky
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From this reading "JOHN GLENNING, ESQ., "Jericho, Ky.
letter
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From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
maze
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From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
New
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From this reading The letter was dated and post-marked New York City, and read as follows:
night
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From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
office
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From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
out
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From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
pass
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From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
plunged
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From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
post-marked
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From this reading The letter was dated and post-marked New York City, and read as follows:
post-office
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From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
read
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From this reading The letter was dated and post-marked New York City, and read as follows:
return
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From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
sat
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From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
Scribbens
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From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
second
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From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
spite
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From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
spread
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From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
table
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From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
taken
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From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
visit
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From this reading The letter had come that afternoon--had been forwarded to him from Jericho--and he had taken it from the post-office upon his return from his second visit to Dink Scribbens.
visual
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From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The letter was dated and post-marked New York City, and read as follows:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Something had come to pass which he could not understand; which had plunged him in a maze of incredulity in spite of visual evidence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That night John Glenning sat alone in his office with a letter spread out on the table before him.
York
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From this reading The letter was dated and post-marked New York City, and read as follows:
