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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 THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY” There was a hush in the Squire's house.
affairs
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From this reading The three who were in the sitting room discussed affairs, subduing their tones almost to whispers.
all
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From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
almost
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From this reading The three who were in the sitting room discussed affairs, subduing their tones almost to whispers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When somebody tramped on to the porch and pounded on the door, the interruption was startling.
Bangs
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From this reading The Squire went and opened the door and disclosed Deputy-Warden Bangs of the state prison.
bulked
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From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
DAWN
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY” There was a hush in the Squire's house.
Deputy-Warden
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From this reading The Squire went and opened the door and disclosed Deputy-Warden Bangs of the state prison.
dignity
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From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
disclosed
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From this reading The Squire went and opened the door and disclosed Deputy-Warden Bangs of the state prison.
discussed
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From this reading The three who were in the sitting room discussed affairs, subduing their tones almost to whispers.
door
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From this reading When somebody tramped on to the porch and pounded on the door, the interruption was startling.
doorway
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From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
GATES
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY” There was a hush in the Squire's house.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
house
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY” There was a hush in the Squire's house.
hush
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY” There was a hush in the Squire's house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY” There was a hush in the Squire's house.
interruption
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From this reading When somebody tramped on to the porch and pounded on the door, the interruption was startling.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY” There was a hush in the Squire's house.
LIBERTYnounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY” There was a hush in the Squire's house.
made
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From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
modest
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From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
notary
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From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY” There was a hush in the Squire's house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When somebody tramped on to the porch and pounded on the door, the interruption was startling.
opened
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From this reading The Squire went and opened the door and disclosed Deputy-Warden Bangs of the state prison.
permit
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From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
porch
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From this reading When somebody tramped on to the porch and pounded on the door, the interruption was startling.
pounded
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From this reading When somebody tramped on to the porch and pounded on the door, the interruption was startling.
prison
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From this reading The Squire went and opened the door and disclosed Deputy-Warden Bangs of the state prison.
room
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From this reading The three who were in the sitting room discussed affairs, subduing their tones almost to whispers.
sitting
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From this reading The three who were in the sitting room discussed affairs, subduing their tones almost to whispers.
size
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From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading When somebody tramped on to the porch and pounded on the door, the interruption was startling.
Squire
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From this reading The Squire went and opened the door and disclosed Deputy-Warden Bangs of the state prison.
Squire's
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY” There was a hush in the Squire's house.
startling
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From this reading When somebody tramped on to the porch and pounded on the door, the interruption was startling.
state
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From this reading The Squire went and opened the door and disclosed Deputy-Warden Bangs of the state prison.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
subduing
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From this reading The three who were in the sitting room discussed affairs, subduing their tones almost to whispers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY” There was a hush in the Squire's house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The three who were in the sitting room discussed affairs, subduing their tones almost to whispers.
There
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From this reading THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY” There was a hush in the Squire's house.
three
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From this reading The three who were in the sitting room discussed affairs, subduing their tones almost to whispers.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY” There was a hush in the Squire's house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The three who were in the sitting room discussed affairs, subduing their tones almost to whispers.
tones
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From this reading The three who were in the sitting room discussed affairs, subduing their tones almost to whispers.
tramped
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From this reading When somebody tramped on to the porch and pounded on the door, the interruption was startling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THROUGH THE GATES OF THE DAWN INTO “LIBERTY” There was a hush in the Squire's house.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Squire went and opened the door and disclosed Deputy-Warden Bangs of the state prison.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The three who were in the sitting room discussed affairs, subduing their tones almost to whispers.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When somebody tramped on to the porch and pounded on the door, the interruption was startling.
whispers
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From this reading The three who were in the sitting room discussed affairs, subduing their tones almost to whispers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The three who were in the sitting room discussed affairs, subduing their tones almost to whispers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But when Bangs made a step forward the notary bulked himself in the doorway with all the dignity his modest size would permit.
