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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 A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
all
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From this reading “I'm not making it well at all, sir.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How are you making it, Frank?” the president inquired, with solicitude.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I'm not making it well at all, sir.”
bank
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
bookkeeper
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From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
Britt
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
caged
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From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
callers
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From this reading Vaniman peered through the lattice into the gloom where the callers stood and shook his head.
came
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
captives
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From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
cashier
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From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
demeanor
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From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
evidently
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
Frank
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From this reading “How are you making it, Frank?” the president inquired, with solicitude.
gloom
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From this reading Vaniman peered through the lattice into the gloom where the callers stood and shook his head.
grille
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From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
hats
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
head
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From this reading Vaniman peered through the lattice into the gloom where the callers stood and shook his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vaniman peered through the lattice into the gloom where the callers stood and shook his head.
hopeless
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From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
hour
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
How
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From this reading “How are you making it, Frank?” the president inquired, with solicitude.
I'm
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From this reading “I'm not making it well at all, sir.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “How are you making it, Frank?” the president inquired, with solicitude.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How are you making it, Frank?” the president inquired, with solicitude.
lattice
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From this reading Vaniman peered through the lattice into the gloom where the callers stood and shook his head.
making
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From this reading “How are you making it, Frank?” the president inquired, with solicitude.
MEDDLES
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
MISFORTUNE
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I'm not making it well at all, sir.”
observer
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From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
overcoats
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
peered
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From this reading Vaniman peered through the lattice into the gloom where the callers stood and shook his head.
president
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From this reading “How are you making it, Frank?” the president inquired, with solicitude.
shook
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From this reading Vaniman peered through the lattice into the gloom where the callers stood and shook his head.
Shortly
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
sir
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From this reading “I'm not making it well at all, sir.”
solicitude
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From this reading “How are you making it, Frank?” the president inquired, with solicitude.
Starr
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vaniman peered through the lattice into the gloom where the callers stood and shook his head.
suggestion
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From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
supper
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
sympathetic
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From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
tavern
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Vaniman peered through the lattice into the gloom where the callers stood and shook his head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
Vaniman
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From this reading Vaniman peered through the lattice into the gloom where the callers stood and shook his head.
way
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
well
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From this reading “I'm not making it well at all, sir.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Vaniman peered through the lattice into the gloom where the callers stood and shook his head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “How are you making it, Frank?” the president inquired, with solicitude.
wore
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From this reading MISFORTUNE MEDDLES Shortly before the supper hour, Britt and Starr came into the bank; they wore their overcoats and hats, and were on their way to the tavern, evidently.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A sympathetic observer would have found a suggestion of captives, caged and hopeless, in the demeanor of the cashier and the bookkeeper behind the grille.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How are you making it, Frank?” the president inquired, with solicitude.
