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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 He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
All
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From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The troubles of these people were too recent for them to be aware of anything else.
apparently
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From this reading It was an all day job, apparently; I hung round, trying to keep myself inconspicuous.
arrival
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From this reading The arrival of Carpenter attracted no particular attention.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
attention
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From this reading The arrival of Carpenter attracted no particular attention.
attracted
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From this reading The arrival of Carpenter attracted no particular attention.
available
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From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
aware
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From this reading The troubles of these people were too recent for them to be aware of anything else.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The troubles of these people were too recent for them to be aware of anything else.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
Carpenter
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From this reading The arrival of Carpenter attracted no particular attention.
commissioner
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From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
conducting
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From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
crowd
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From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
day
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From this reading It was an all day job, apparently; I hung round, trying to keep myself inconspicuous.
else
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From this reading The troubles of these people were too recent for them to be aware of anything else.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The troubles of these people were too recent for them to be aware of anything else.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
government
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From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
hung
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From this reading It was an all day job, apparently; I hung round, trying to keep myself inconspicuous.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was an all day job, apparently; I hung round, trying to keep myself inconspicuous.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
inconspicuous
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From this reading It was an all day job, apparently; I hung round, trying to keep myself inconspicuous.
investigation
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From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an all day job, apparently; I hung round, trying to keep myself inconspicuous.
job
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From this reading It was an all day job, apparently; I hung round, trying to keep myself inconspicuous.
keep
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From this reading It was an all day job, apparently; I hung round, trying to keep myself inconspicuous.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
many
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From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was an all day job, apparently; I hung round, trying to keep myself inconspicuous.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The arrival of Carpenter attracted no particular attention.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The arrival of Carpenter attracted no particular attention.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
particular
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From this reading The arrival of Carpenter attracted no particular attention.
people
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From this reading The troubles of these people were too recent for them to be aware of anything else.
purpose
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From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
questions
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From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
quickly
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From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
recent
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From this reading The troubles of these people were too recent for them to be aware of anything else.
round
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From this reading It was an all day job, apparently; I hung round, trying to keep myself inconspicuous.
some
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From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
sort
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From this reading He asked many questions, and before long had a crowd about him--as if he were some sort of government commissioner, conducting an investigation.
stranger
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From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The arrival of Carpenter attracted no particular attention.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The troubles of these people were too recent for them to be aware of anything else.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The troubles of these people were too recent for them to be aware of anything else.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The troubles of these people were too recent for them to be aware of anything else.
too
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From this reading The troubles of these people were too recent for them to be aware of anything else.
troubles
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From this reading The troubles of these people were too recent for them to be aware of anything else.
trying
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From this reading It was an all day job, apparently; I hung round, trying to keep myself inconspicuous.
wanted
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From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All they wanted was some one to tell their troubles to, and they quickly found that this stranger was available for the purpose.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The troubles of these people were too recent for them to be aware of anything else.
