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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 led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
alarmed
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From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
anteroom
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It threatened to bankrupt them before it was finished, but he derided them as imbeciles, moneychangers, misers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
bankrupt
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From this reading It threatened to bankrupt them before it was finished, but he derided them as imbeciles, moneychangers, misers.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He was cold because she was not for him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It threatened to bankrupt them before it was finished, but he derided them as imbeciles, moneychangers, misers.
behaving
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
belching
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It threatened to bankrupt them before it was finished, but he derided them as imbeciles, moneychangers, misers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
cage
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
cold
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From this reading He was cold because she was not for him.
derided
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From this reading It threatened to bankrupt them before it was finished, but he derided them as imbeciles, moneychangers, misers.
entreating
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From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
Ferriday
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
find
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
finished
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From this reading It threatened to bankrupt them before it was finished, but he derided them as imbeciles, moneychangers, misers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was cold because she was not for him.
frock
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From this reading Kedzie wore her new frock when she reached the studio on Monday morning.
fund-finders
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
funds
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
Garfinkel
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From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
greeted
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From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was cold because she was not for him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kedzie wore her new frock when she reached the studio on Monday morning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was cold because she was not for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
imbeciles
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From this reading It threatened to bankrupt them before it was finished, but he derided them as imbeciles, moneychangers, misers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
inclosure
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It threatened to bankrupt them before it was finished, but he derided them as imbeciles, moneychangers, misers.
Kedzie
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From this reading Kedzie wore her new frock when she reached the studio on Monday morning.
keepers
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
led
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
like
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
lion
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
misers
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From this reading It threatened to bankrupt them before it was finished, but he derided them as imbeciles, moneychangers, misers.
Monday
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From this reading Kedzie wore her new frock when she reached the studio on Monday morning.
moneychangers
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From this reading It threatened to bankrupt them before it was finished, but he derided them as imbeciles, moneychangers, misers.
more
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kedzie wore her new frock when she reached the studio on Monday morning.
Mr
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From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
new
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From this reading Kedzie wore her new frock when she reached the studio on Monday morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was cold because she was not for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Kedzie wore her new frock when she reached the studio on Monday morning.
ordering
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
picture
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
reached
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From this reading Kedzie wore her new frock when she reached the studio on Monday morning.
remoteness
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From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
respectfully
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
response
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From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
sacred
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kedzie wore her new frock when she reached the studio on Monday morning.
smile
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From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
studio
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From this reading Kedzie wore her new frock when she reached the studio on Monday morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kedzie wore her new frock when she reached the studio on Monday morning.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It threatened to bankrupt them before it was finished, but he derided them as imbeciles, moneychangers, misers.
threatened
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From this reading It threatened to bankrupt them before it was finished, but he derided them as imbeciles, moneychangers, misers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Kedzie wore her new frock when she reached the studio on Monday morning.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She greeted Mr. Garfinkel with an entreating smile, and was alarmed by the remoteness of his response.
wore
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From this reading Kedzie wore her new frock when she reached the studio on Monday morning.
wrath
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From this reading He led her respectfully to the anteroom of the sacred inclosure where Ferriday was behaving like a lion in a cage, belching his wrath at his keepers, ordering the fund-finders to find more funds for his great picture.
