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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right away, curiosity of another sort added its impulse.
affairs
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the euchre, the Squire and Frank trudged over to the Hexter home; the cashier boarded with the Squire and his wife, Xoa.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
amiable
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From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
Amos
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From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Right away, curiosity of another sort added its impulse.
any
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
away
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From this reading Right away, curiosity of another sort added its impulse.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
bit
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
boarded
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From this reading After the euchre, the Squire and Frank trudged over to the Hexter home; the cashier boarded with the Squire and his wife, Xoa.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
called
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From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
cashier
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From this reading After the euchre, the Squire and Frank trudged over to the Hexter home; the cashier boarded with the Squire and his wife, Xoa.
chap
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From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
cheered
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
curiosity
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From this reading Right away, curiosity of another sort added its impulse.
daily
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
day
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
definite
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
down
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
dropped
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From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
Egypt
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From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
Elias
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
encouraged
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
end
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
euchre
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From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
fanatic's
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
flashes
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
folks
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From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
follow
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
Frank
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From this reading After the euchre, the Squire and Frank trudged over to the Hexter home; the cashier boarded with the Squire and his wife, Xoa.
gab
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
garb
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
general
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
go
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
GOES
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
hankering
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
headed
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
Hexter
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From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
home
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From this reading After the euchre, the Squire and Frank trudged over to the Hexter home; the cashier boarded with the Squire and his wife, Xoa.
HORNET
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading Right away, curiosity of another sort added its impulse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
information
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
ingenuous
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Right away, curiosity of another sort added its impulse.
lunatic
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
man
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
mouthings
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
much
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
Notary
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From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
occupation
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
office
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From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
old
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From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
once
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After the euchre, the Squire and Frank trudged over to the Hexter home; the cashier boarded with the Squire and his wife, Xoa.
pin
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
played
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From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
PRESS
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
Prophet
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
provocative
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
recreation
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right away, curiosity of another sort added its impulse.
routine
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
sanity
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
shrewd
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
sort
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
Squire
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From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
suggested
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
tempted
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
trudged
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From this reading After the euchre, the Squire and Frank trudged over to the Hexter home; the cashier boarded with the Squire and his wife, Xoa.
uneasiness
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
Vaniman
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
way
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From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “THE HORNET” GOES TO PRESS Vaniman did not go on his way at once, though, by his daily routine, he was headed toward his bit of recreation which cheered the end of his day of occupation.
wife
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From this reading After the euchre, the Squire and Frank trudged over to the Hexter home; the cashier boarded with the Squire and his wife, Xoa.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every afternoon he dropped in at the office of Notary Amos Hexter--“Squire” Hexter, the folks of Egypt called him--and played euchre with the amiable old chap.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
Xoa
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From this reading After the euchre, the Squire and Frank trudged over to the Hexter home; the cashier boarded with the Squire and his wife, Xoa.
young
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From this reading In his general uneasiness, in his hankering for any sort of information that would help his affairs, the young man was tempted to follow the provocative Elias and pin him down to something definite; the flashes of shrewd sanity in the fanatic's mouthings had encouraged Frank to believe that the Prophet was not quite as much of an ingenuous lunatic as his gab and garb suggested.
