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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 Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The great house was silent on the golden afternoon, of the famille Stillwell were busied in their varied occupations.
all
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From this reading Around the library table were gathered a trinity of souls all eager to avenge the unrequited death of Randall Clayton.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around the library table were gathered a trinity of souls all eager to avenge the unrequited death of Randall Clayton.
avenge
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From this reading Around the library table were gathered a trinity of souls all eager to avenge the unrequited death of Randall Clayton.
bubble
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From this reading The old lawyer in his William Street legal cave, the ladies driving or chasing the bubble pleasure.
busied
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From this reading The great house was silent on the golden afternoon, of the famille Stillwell were busied in their varied occupations.
cave
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From this reading The old lawyer in his William Street legal cave, the ladies driving or chasing the bubble pleasure.
chasing
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From this reading The old lawyer in his William Street legal cave, the ladies driving or chasing the bubble pleasure.
circle
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
Clayton
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From this reading Around the library table were gathered a trinity of souls all eager to avenge the unrequited death of Randall Clayton.
cobbler
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
conspirators
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Counsellor
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
days
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
death
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dingy
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
driving
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From this reading The old lawyer in his William Street legal cave, the ladies driving or chasing the bubble pleasure.
eager
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earnest
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
face
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
famille
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From this reading The great house was silent on the golden afternoon, of the famille Stillwell were busied in their varied occupations.
Fixed
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
Four
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
gathered
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From this reading Around the library table were gathered a trinity of souls all eager to avenge the unrequited death of Randall Clayton.
golden
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From this reading The great house was silent on the golden afternoon, of the famille Stillwell were busied in their varied occupations.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great house was silent on the golden afternoon, of the famille Stillwell were busied in their varied occupations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
house
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From this reading The great house was silent on the golden afternoon, of the famille Stillwell were busied in their varied occupations.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
interests
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
James
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
justice
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
ladies
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From this reading The old lawyer in his William Street legal cave, the ladies driving or chasing the bubble pleasure.
lawyer
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From this reading The old lawyer in his William Street legal cave, the ladies driving or chasing the bubble pleasure.
legal
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From this reading The old lawyer in his William Street legal cave, the ladies driving or chasing the bubble pleasure.
Lennon
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
library
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
Meyer
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
Mrs
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
Mulholland
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
now
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
occupations
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From this reading The great house was silent on the golden afternoon, of the famille Stillwell were busied in their varied occupations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
old
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From this reading The old lawyer in his William Street legal cave, the ladies driving or chasing the bubble pleasure.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE YACHT "RAMBLER."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The old lawyer in his William Street legal cave, the ladies driving or chasing the bubble pleasure.
out
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
outfit
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
pleasure
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From this reading The old lawyer in his William Street legal cave, the ladies driving or chasing the bubble pleasure.
plotting
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
Rachel
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
RAMBLER
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From this reading ON THE YACHT "RAMBLER."
Randall
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From this reading Around the library table were gathered a trinity of souls all eager to avenge the unrequited death of Randall Clayton.
scrawl
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
Shoes
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
silent
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From this reading The great house was silent on the golden afternoon, of the famille Stillwell were busied in their varied occupations.
sold
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
souls
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From this reading Around the library table were gathered a trinity of souls all eager to avenge the unrequited death of Randall Clayton.
stared
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
Stillwell
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
stranger
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
Street
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From this reading The old lawyer in his William Street legal cave, the ladies driving or chasing the bubble pleasure.
table
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From this reading Around the library table were gathered a trinity of souls all eager to avenge the unrequited death of Randall Clayton.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE YACHT "RAMBLER."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The great house was silent on the golden afternoon, of the famille Stillwell were busied in their varied occupations.
there
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
three
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
trinity
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unrequited
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From this reading Around the library table were gathered a trinity of souls all eager to avenge the unrequited death of Randall Clayton.
varied
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From this reading The great house was silent on the golden afternoon, of the famille Stillwell were busied in their varied occupations.
Wait
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From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The great house was silent on the golden afternoon, of the famille Stillwell were busied in their varied occupations.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
William
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From this reading The old lawyer in his William Street legal cave, the ladies driving or chasing the bubble pleasure.
YACHT
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From this reading ON THE YACHT "RAMBLER."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Four days after cobbler Mulholland had sold out his little outfit to a stranger, James Lennon, whose dingy scrawl, "Shoes Fixed While You Wait," now stared Mrs. Rachel Meyer in the face, there was a circle of three earnest conspirators plotting in the interests of justice in the library of Counsellor Stillwell.
