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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 By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
advertisement
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
article
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From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
bathroom
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From this reading By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
benefit
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
blur
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
came
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From this reading By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
centre
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From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
charity
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
children
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
concert
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
door
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From this reading By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
dried
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From this reading He had not dried himself and was naked and wet.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
find
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
frame
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From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
Geary
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From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
given
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From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
glass
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From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
gray
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not dried himself and was naked and wet.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not dried himself and was naked and wet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had not dried himself and was naked and wet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
home
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
Ida
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From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
incurable
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
inside
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
jumped
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
like
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From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
looking
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From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
mirror
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From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
naked
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From this reading He had not dried himself and was naked and wet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not dried himself and was naked and wet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
out
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From this reading By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
page
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
paper
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From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
photograph
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From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
picked
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From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
picture
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From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
print
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
prominence
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
room
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From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
spoken
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From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
swung
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From this reading By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
table
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From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
taken
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From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
then
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From this reading At first he could not find it, and then it suddenly jumped into prominence from out the gray blur of the print on an inside page beside an advertisement of a charity concert for the benefit of a home for incurable children.
There
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From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
thrust
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From this reading There was a picture of Ida taken from a photograph like one that she had given him, and which even then was thrust between the frame and glass of his mirror.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
up
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From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
Vandover
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From this reading By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
very
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From this reading By and by, after a very long time, the bathroom door swung open, and Vandover came out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had not dried himself and was naked and wet.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
wet
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From this reading He had not dried himself and was naked and wet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He went directly to the table in the centre of the room and picked up the morning paper, looking for the article of which Geary had spoken.
