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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 knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
agape
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From this reading The jaws were widely agape and Mr. Britt always felt an inclination to yawn when he looked alligatorward.
airs
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From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
alligator
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From this reading Among other curios in the office was a dusty, stuffed alligator, hanging from the ceiling over the desk.
alligatorward
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From this reading The jaws were widely agape and Mr. Britt always felt an inclination to yawn when he looked alligatorward.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
always
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From this reading The jaws were widely agape and Mr. Britt always felt an inclination to yawn when he looked alligatorward.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among other curios in the office was a dusty, stuffed alligator, hanging from the ceiling over the desk.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The jaws were widely agape and Mr. Britt always felt an inclination to yawn when he looked alligatorward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
any
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
Britt
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From this reading That morning Mr. Britt did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
ceiling
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From this reading Among other curios in the office was a dusty, stuffed alligator, hanging from the ceiling over the desk.
cigar
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From this reading That morning Mr. Britt did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar.
clubman
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From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
curios
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From this reading Among other curios in the office was a dusty, stuffed alligator, hanging from the ceiling over the desk.
dawdle
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From this reading That morning Mr. Britt did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar.
daytime
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
desk
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From this reading Among other curios in the office was a dusty, stuffed alligator, hanging from the ceiling over the desk.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That morning Mr. Britt did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar.
drowsiness
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
dusty
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From this reading Among other curios in the office was a dusty, stuffed alligator, hanging from the ceiling over the desk.
dye
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From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
early
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
enjoying
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From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
felt
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From this reading The jaws were widely agape and Mr. Britt always felt an inclination to yawn when he looked alligatorward.
financial
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Among other curios in the office was a dusty, stuffed alligator, hanging from the ceiling over the desk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
hanging
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From this reading Among other curios in the office was a dusty, stuffed alligator, hanging from the ceiling over the desk.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
heresy
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That morning Mr. Britt did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar.
hotel
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From this reading That morning Mr. Britt did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That morning Mr. Britt did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar.
inclination
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From this reading The jaws were widely agape and Mr. Britt always felt an inclination to yawn when he looked alligatorward.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
jaws
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From this reading The jaws were widely agape and Mr. Britt always felt an inclination to yawn when he looked alligatorward.
knew
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From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The jaws were widely agape and Mr. Britt always felt an inclination to yawn when he looked alligatorward.
making
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From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
merely
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From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That morning Mr. Britt did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar.
Mr
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From this reading That morning Mr. Britt did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar.
new
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From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That morning Mr. Britt did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
offended
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
office
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From this reading That morning Mr. Britt did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
other
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From this reading Among other curios in the office was a dusty, stuffed alligator, hanging from the ceiling over the desk.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Among other curios in the office was a dusty, stuffed alligator, hanging from the ceiling over the desk.
path
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
perfectly
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From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
pretense
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From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
putting
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From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
resented
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
showed
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
sleepiness
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
strictly
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
stuffed
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From this reading Among other curios in the office was a dusty, stuffed alligator, hanging from the ceiling over the desk.
suggesting
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
sybaritism
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From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That morning Mr. Britt did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That morning Mr. Britt did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The jaws were widely agape and Mr. Britt always felt an inclination to yawn when he looked alligatorward.
toupee
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From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
up
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among other curios in the office was a dusty, stuffed alligator, hanging from the ceiling over the desk.
well
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From this reading He knew perfectly well that he merely had been making a pretense of enjoying that sybaritism, putting on his new clubman airs along with his dye and his toupee.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The jaws were widely agape and Mr. Britt always felt an inclination to yawn when he looked alligatorward.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The jaws were widely agape and Mr. Britt always felt an inclination to yawn when he looked alligatorward.
widely
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From this reading The jaws were widely agape and Mr. Britt always felt an inclination to yawn when he looked alligatorward.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That morning Mr. Britt did not dawdle in the hotel office with his cigar.
worm
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From this reading Therefore, the alligator offended Mr. Britt by suggesting drowsiness in the morning; Mr. Britt, up early, and strictly after any worm that showed itself along the financial path, resented the feeling of daytime sleepiness as heresy.
yawn
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From this reading The jaws were widely agape and Mr. Britt always felt an inclination to yawn when he looked alligatorward.
