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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 A NEW PROJECT.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
always
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took the chair Vane pointed to and lighted a cigar the latter gave him.
apart
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From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
care
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
chair
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From this reading He took the chair Vane pointed to and lighted a cigar the latter gave him.
cigar
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From this reading He took the chair Vane pointed to and lighted a cigar the latter gave him.
claim
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
Clermont
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From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
coming
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From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
Company
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From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
cut
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From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
day
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From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
deal
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
diffidence
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From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
Drayton
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From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
end
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
feel
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
gave
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From this reading He took the chair Vane pointed to and lighted a cigar the latter gave him.
get
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From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
grateful
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took the chair Vane pointed to and lighted a cigar the latter gave him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He took the chair Vane pointed to and lighted a cigar the latter gave him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
I'll
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
It's
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
just
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
Kitty
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
latter
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From this reading He took the chair Vane pointed to and lighted a cigar the latter gave him.
lighted
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From this reading He took the chair Vane pointed to and lighted a cigar the latter gave him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
met
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From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
Nairn's
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From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW PROJECT.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
Now
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From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
off
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From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
office
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From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
other
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From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
owe
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
pointed
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From this reading He took the chair Vane pointed to and lighted a cigar the latter gave him.
PROJECT
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From this reading A NEW PROJECT.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
room
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From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
say
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
saying
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From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
set
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From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
she's
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
shown
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From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
sitting
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From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
some
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From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
taking
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
then
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From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
thinks
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He took the chair Vane pointed to and lighted a cigar the latter gave him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the chair Vane pointed to and lighted a cigar the latter gave him.
Vane
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From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
very
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
want
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From this reading It's just this--I owe you a good deal for taking care of Kitty; she's very grateful, and thinks no end of you, I want to say I'll always feel you have a claim on me."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Vane was sitting alone in the room set apart for the Clermont Company in Nairn's office, when Drayton was shown in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now," he began with some diffidence, "you cut me off short when I met you the other day, and one of my reasons for coming over was to get through with what I was saying then.
