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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 They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
absently
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From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He cleared his throat, coming back to himself again, and continued in a very businesslike and systematic tone:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He cleared his throat, coming back to himself again, and continued in a very businesslike and systematic tone:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
attentive
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From this reading "That's the idea, sir," said Vandover, very attentive, drawing up his chair.
back
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From this reading He cleared his throat, coming back to himself again, and continued in a very businesslike and systematic tone:
bed
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From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
businesslike
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From this reading He cleared his throat, coming back to himself again, and continued in a very businesslike and systematic tone:
chair
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From this reading "That's the idea, sir," said Vandover, very attentive, drawing up his chair.
cleared
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From this reading He cleared his throat, coming back to himself again, and continued in a very businesslike and systematic tone:
coming
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From this reading He cleared his throat, coming back to himself again, and continued in a very businesslike and systematic tone:
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He cleared his throat, coming back to himself again, and continued in a very businesslike and systematic tone:
drawing
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From this reading "That's the idea, sir," said Vandover, very attentive, drawing up his chair.
exactly
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From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
exclaimed
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From this reading Suddenly he exclaimed, "Well--now, let's see."
father's
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From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
foot-board
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From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly he exclaimed, "Well--now, let's see."
head
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From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He cleared his throat, coming back to himself again, and continued in a very businesslike and systematic tone:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
how
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From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
idea
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From this reading "That's the idea, sir," said Vandover, very attentive, drawing up his chair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He cleared his throat, coming back to himself again, and continued in a very businesslike and systematic tone:
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
lawyer
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From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
let's
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From this reading Suddenly he exclaimed, "Well--now, let's see."
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
looking
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From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
moment
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From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
Mr
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From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
nodding
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From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
now
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From this reading Suddenly he exclaimed, "Well--now, let's see."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
papers
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From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
repeating
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From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
requested
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From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
said
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From this reading "That's the idea, sir," said Vandover, very attentive, drawing up his chair.
see
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From this reading Suddenly he exclaimed, "Well--now, let's see."
sending
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From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
silent
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From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
sir
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From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
slowly
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From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
stand
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From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he exclaimed, "Well--now, let's see."
systematic
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From this reading He cleared his throat, coming back to himself again, and continued in a very businesslike and systematic tone:
taken
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From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
That's
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From this reading "That's the idea, sir," said Vandover, very attentive, drawing up his chair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading He cleared his throat, coming back to himself again, and continued in a very businesslike and systematic tone:
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
tone
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From this reading He cleared his throat, coming back to himself again, and continued in a very businesslike and systematic tone:
up
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From this reading "That's the idea, sir," said Vandover, very attentive, drawing up his chair.
Vandover
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From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
very
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From this reading He cleared his throat, coming back to himself again, and continued in a very businesslike and systematic tone:
Well
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From this reading Suddenly he exclaimed, "Well--now, let's see."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
Yes
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From this reading They both were silent for a moment, the lawyer looking absently at the foot-board of the bed, nodding his head slowly from time to time, repeating, "Yes, sir--yes, sir."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have looked over your father's papers, Mr. Vandover, as you requested me to, and I have taken the liberty of sending for you to let you know exactly how you stand."
