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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 Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had left the city after his interview with his wife, and had but just returned.
after-breakfast
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
Broadway
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had left the city after his interview with his wife, and had but just returned.
Carl
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
cigar
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
city
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From this reading He had left the city after his interview with his wife, and had but just returned.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the morning following Miriam's funeral, of which he, of course, had heard nothing.
CRICKET'S
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From this reading CRICKET'S HUSBAND.
down
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
following
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From this reading It was the morning following Miriam's funeral, of which he, of course, had heard nothing.
funeral
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From this reading It was the morning following Miriam's funeral, of which he, of course, had heard nothing.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
gone
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From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the morning following Miriam's funeral, of which he, of course, had heard nothing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the morning following Miriam's funeral, of which he, of course, had heard nothing.
heard
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From this reading It was the morning following Miriam's funeral, of which he, of course, had heard nothing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
home
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From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
hotel
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
hurrying
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
HUSBAND
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From this reading CRICKET'S HUSBAND.
immediately
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From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
interview
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From this reading He had left the city after his interview with his wife, and had but just returned.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the morning following Miriam's funeral, of which he, of course, had heard nothing.
just
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From this reading He had left the city after his interview with his wife, and had but just returned.
lazily
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had left the city after his interview with his wife, and had but just returned.
looking
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
Miriam's
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From this reading It was the morning following Miriam's funeral, of which he, of course, had heard nothing.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the morning following Miriam's funeral, of which he, of course, had heard nothing.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was the morning following Miriam's funeral, of which he, of course, had heard nothing.
notified
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From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
people
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
presence
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From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
private
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had left the city after his interview with his wife, and had but just returned.
room
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
Sardonyx
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From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
sat
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
signified
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From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
stream
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
town
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From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
up
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
wait
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From this reading He had not gone home, but he had notified Mr. Sardonyx of his presence in town, and signified that that gentleman was to wait upon him immediately.
Walraven
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven sat alone in his private room in a Broadway hotel, smoking an after-breakfast cigar, and looking lazily at the stream of people hurrying up and down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the morning following Miriam's funeral, of which he, of course, had heard nothing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the morning following Miriam's funeral, of which he, of course, had heard nothing.
wife
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From this reading He had left the city after his interview with his wife, and had but just returned.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had left the city after his interview with his wife, and had but just returned.
