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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 While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
always
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
amiable
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He seemed now mighty upset and worried.
apt
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT DYKEMAN'S OFFICE We found Whipple with Dykeman.
Avenue
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
Bank
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
built
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
coat
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
Cummings
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
deal
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
Dykeman
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From this reading AT DYKEMAN'S OFFICE We found Whipple with Dykeman.
DYKEMAN'S
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From this reading AT DYKEMAN'S OFFICE We found Whipple with Dykeman.
enough
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
exchanging
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
eyes
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From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT DYKEMAN'S OFFICE We found Whipple with Dykeman.
friendly
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From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
gain
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
getting
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
greeting
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From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
hard
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From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed now mighty upset and worried.
health
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From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
helpless
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
inquiries
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From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
large
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
liked
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
low
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
making
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
mighty
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From this reading He seemed now mighty upset and worried.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
Ness
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
now
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From this reading He seemed now mighty upset and worried.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
OFFICE
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From this reading AT DYKEMAN'S OFFICE We found Whipple with Dykeman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
out
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
president
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
process
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
rather
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
saw
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
searched
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From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed now mighty upset and worried.
smooth
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
sort
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
spoken
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
stowing
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
stress
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
two
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
upset
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From this reading He seemed now mighty upset and worried.
Van
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AT DYKEMAN'S OFFICE We found Whipple with Dykeman.
weather
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
well
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
Whipple
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From this reading AT DYKEMAN'S OFFICE We found Whipple with Dykeman.
whole
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From this reading Dykeman looked at me with hard eyes that searched me, but on the whole he was friendly in his greeting and inquiries as to my health.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT DYKEMAN'S OFFICE We found Whipple with Dykeman.
withstand
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From this reading I had always liked the president of the Van Ness Avenue Bank well enough; one of the large, smooth, amiable sort, not built to withstand stress of weather, apt to be rather helpless before it.
words
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From this reading While I was getting out of my coat and stowing it, making a great deal of the process so as to gain time, I saw Cummings was exchanging low spoken words with the two of them.
worried
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From this reading He seemed now mighty upset and worried.
