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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 DICK BECOMES A PRISONER The Sunrise Hotel had seen better days.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
age
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From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
BECOMES
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From this reading DICK BECOMES A PRISONER The Sunrise Hotel had seen better days.
better
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From this reading DICK BECOMES A PRISONER The Sunrise Hotel had seen better days.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
brick
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From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
building
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From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
Cuffer
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From this reading Looking in over the short doors of the drinking place, Dick saw that Cuffer was not there.
days
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From this reading DICK BECOMES A PRISONER The Sunrise Hotel had seen better days.
DICK
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From this reading DICK BECOMES A PRISONER The Sunrise Hotel had seen better days.
doors
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From this reading Looking in over the short doors of the drinking place, Dick saw that Cuffer was not there.
down
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From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
drinking
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From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
escape
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From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
fellow
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From this reading He rightly surmised that the fellow had gone upstairs, to a room he was occupying.
fire
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From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
five
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From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
floor
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From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
front
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From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
gone
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From this reading He rightly surmised that the fellow had gone upstairs, to a room he was occupying.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DICK BECOMES A PRISONER The Sunrise Hotel had seen better days.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rightly surmised that the fellow had gone upstairs, to a room he was occupying.
Hotel
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From this reading DICK BECOMES A PRISONER The Sunrise Hotel had seen better days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
iron
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From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
leading
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From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
Looking
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From this reading Looking in over the short doors of the drinking place, Dick saw that Cuffer was not there.
lower
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From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
narrow
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From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Looking in over the short doors of the drinking place, Dick saw that Cuffer was not there.
numerous
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From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
occupying
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From this reading He rightly surmised that the fellow had gone upstairs, to a room he was occupying.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
office
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From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Looking in over the short doors of the drinking place, Dick saw that Cuffer was not there.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
place
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From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
PRISONER
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From this reading DICK BECOMES A PRISONER The Sunrise Hotel had seen better days.
ran
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From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
rightly
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From this reading He rightly surmised that the fellow had gone upstairs, to a room he was occupying.
room
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From this reading He rightly surmised that the fellow had gone upstairs, to a room he was occupying.
saw
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From this reading Looking in over the short doors of the drinking place, Dick saw that Cuffer was not there.
seen
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From this reading DICK BECOMES A PRISONER The Sunrise Hotel had seen better days.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Looking in over the short doors of the drinking place, Dick saw that Cuffer was not there.
side
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From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
small
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From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
stairs
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From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
story
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From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
Sunrise
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From this reading DICK BECOMES A PRISONER The Sunrise Hotel had seen better days.
surmised
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From this reading He rightly surmised that the fellow had gone upstairs, to a room he was occupying.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Looking in over the short doors of the drinking place, Dick saw that Cuffer was not there.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DICK BECOMES A PRISONER The Sunrise Hotel had seen better days.
there
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From this reading Looking in over the short doors of the drinking place, Dick saw that Cuffer was not there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
upstairs
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From this reading He rightly surmised that the fellow had gone upstairs, to a room he was occupying.
used
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From this reading The lower floor was used as a drinking place, to one side of which ran a narrow stairs, leading to an office and a parlor above.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
windows
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From this reading It was a five story brick building, blackened by age and had numerous small windows, down in front of which ran an iron fire escape.
