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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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air
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From this reading He entered in the clatter of the shop bell with an air of sombre and vexed exhaustion.
all
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From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He entered in the clatter of the shop bell with an air of sombre and vexed exhaustion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Verloc returning from the Continent at the end of ten days, brought back a mind evidently unrefreshed by the wonders of foreign travel and a countenance unlighted by the joys of home-coming.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr Verloc returning from the Continent at the end of ten days, brought back a mind evidently unrefreshed by the wonders of foreign travel and a countenance unlighted by the joys of home-coming.
awe
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back
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bag
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From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
bell
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From this reading He entered in the clatter of the shop bell with an air of sombre and vexed exhaustion.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr Verloc returning from the Continent at the end of ten days, brought back a mind evidently unrefreshed by the wonders of foreign travel and a countenance unlighted by the joys of home-coming.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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chair
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From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
clatter
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From this reading He entered in the clatter of the shop bell with an air of sombre and vexed exhaustion.
Continent
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countenance
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counter
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From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
days
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displayed
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Dover
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From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
dusting
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early
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From this reading It was early morning.
end
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entered
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evidently
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exhaustion
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fall
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From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
foreign
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr Verloc returning from the Continent at the end of ten days, brought back a mind evidently unrefreshed by the wonders of foreign travel and a countenance unlighted by the joys of home-coming.
front
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From this reading Stevie, dusting various objects displayed in the front windows, turned to gape at him with reverence and awe.
gape
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From this reading Stevie, dusting various objects displayed in the front windows, turned to gape at him with reverence and awe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
hand
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From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He entered in the clatter of the shop bell with an air of sombre and vexed exhaustion.
head
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From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stevie, dusting various objects displayed in the front windows, turned to gape at him with reverence and awe.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
home-coming
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From this reading Mr Verloc returning from the Continent at the end of ten days, brought back a mind evidently unrefreshed by the wonders of foreign travel and a countenance unlighted by the joys of home-coming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He entered in the clatter of the shop bell with an air of sombre and vexed exhaustion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was early morning.
joys
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From this reading Mr Verloc returning from the Continent at the end of ten days, brought back a mind evidently unrefreshed by the wonders of foreign travel and a countenance unlighted by the joys of home-coming.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
lowered
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From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Verloc returning from the Continent at the end of ten days, brought back a mind evidently unrefreshed by the wonders of foreign travel and a countenance unlighted by the joys of home-coming.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was early morning.
Mr
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objects
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From this reading Stevie, dusting various objects displayed in the front windows, turned to gape at him with reverence and awe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr Verloc returning from the Continent at the end of ten days, brought back a mind evidently unrefreshed by the wonders of foreign travel and a countenance unlighted by the joys of home-coming.
returning
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reverence
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From this reading Stevie, dusting various objects displayed in the front windows, turned to gape at him with reverence and awe.
shop
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From this reading He entered in the clatter of the shop bell with an air of sombre and vexed exhaustion.
sombre
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From this reading He entered in the clatter of the shop bell with an air of sombre and vexed exhaustion.
Stevie
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From this reading Stevie, dusting various objects displayed in the front windows, turned to gape at him with reverence and awe.
straight
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From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
strode
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From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
ten
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From this reading Mr Verloc returning from the Continent at the end of ten days, brought back a mind evidently unrefreshed by the wonders of foreign travel and a countenance unlighted by the joys of home-coming.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr Verloc returning from the Continent at the end of ten days, brought back a mind evidently unrefreshed by the wonders of foreign travel and a countenance unlighted by the joys of home-coming.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stevie, dusting various objects displayed in the front windows, turned to gape at him with reverence and awe.
tramped
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From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
travel
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turned
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From this reading Stevie, dusting various objects displayed in the front windows, turned to gape at him with reverence and awe.
unlighted
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unrefreshed
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various
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From this reading Stevie, dusting various objects displayed in the front windows, turned to gape at him with reverence and awe.
Verloc
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From this reading Mr Verloc returning from the Continent at the end of ten days, brought back a mind evidently unrefreshed by the wonders of foreign travel and a countenance unlighted by the joys of home-coming.
vexed
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From this reading He entered in the clatter of the shop bell with an air of sombre and vexed exhaustion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was early morning.
way
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From this reading His bag in hand, his head lowered, he strode straight behind the counter, and let himself fall into the chair, as though he had tramped all the way from Dover.
windows
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From this reading Stevie, dusting various objects displayed in the front windows, turned to gape at him with reverence and awe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He entered in the clatter of the shop bell with an air of sombre and vexed exhaustion.
wonders
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From this reading Mr Verloc returning from the Continent at the end of ten days, brought back a mind evidently unrefreshed by the wonders of foreign travel and a countenance unlighted by the joys of home-coming.
