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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 The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
accompany
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From this reading And William's pride was the greater because he was asked to accompany Whimple to the store, there to witness the signing of the agreement.
Adolphus
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
agreement
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
almost
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From this reading The ceremony was a solemn one--too solemn almost for William--whose efforts to maintain a dignified bearing were almost too much for Tommy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And William's pride was the greater because he was asked to accompany Whimple to the store, there to witness the signing of the agreement.
assistants
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
auctioneering
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
bearing
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From this reading The ceremony was a solemn one--too solemn almost for William--whose efforts to maintain a dignified bearing were almost too much for Tommy.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And William's pride was the greater because he was asked to accompany Whimple to the store, there to witness the signing of the agreement.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
boss
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From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
case
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From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
ceremony
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From this reading The ceremony was a solemn one--too solemn almost for William--whose efforts to maintain a dignified bearing were almost too much for Tommy.
copied
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
correction
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From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
day
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
Dearmore
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
difficulty
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From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
dignified
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From this reading The ceremony was a solemn one--too solemn almost for William--whose efforts to maintain a dignified bearing were almost too much for Tommy.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
duplicate
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
efforts
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From this reading The ceremony was a solemn one--too solemn almost for William--whose efforts to maintain a dignified bearing were almost too much for Tommy.
else
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From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
engaged
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From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
fact
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From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
Flo
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
formal
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
framed
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
frightened
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From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
greater
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From this reading And William's pride was the greater because he was asked to accompany Whimple to the store, there to witness the signing of the agreement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
latter's
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
lawyer
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From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
looking
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
maintain
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From this reading The ceremony was a solemn one--too solemn almost for William--whose efforts to maintain a dignified bearing were almost too much for Tommy.
maintaining
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From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
marriage
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
mightily
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From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
much
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From this reading The ceremony was a solemn one--too solemn almost for William--whose efforts to maintain a dignified bearing were almost too much for Tommy.
neatly
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From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
piece
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From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
pose
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From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
pride
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From this reading And William's pride was the greater because he was asked to accompany Whimple to the store, there to witness the signing of the agreement.
proud
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From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
rooms
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
serious
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From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
sheepish
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From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
signed
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
signing
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From this reading And William's pride was the greater because he was asked to accompany Whimple to the store, there to witness the signing of the agreement.
single
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From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
soberly
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From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
solemn
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From this reading The ceremony was a solemn one--too solemn almost for William--whose efforts to maintain a dignified bearing were almost too much for Tommy.
store
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From this reading And William's pride was the greater because he was asked to accompany Whimple to the store, there to witness the signing of the agreement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
there
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From this reading And William's pride was the greater because he was asked to accompany Whimple to the store, there to witness the signing of the agreement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And William's pride was the greater because he was asked to accompany Whimple to the store, there to witness the signing of the agreement.
Tommy
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
too
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From this reading The ceremony was a solemn one--too solemn almost for William--whose efforts to maintain a dignified bearing were almost too much for Tommy.
Turnpike
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
typewriting
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From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
Watson
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ceremony was a solemn one--too solemn almost for William--whose efforts to maintain a dignified bearing were almost too much for Tommy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Whimple had no difficulty in maintaining the pose of a lawyer engaged in a serious case, while the assistants were too frightened to be anything else but soberly sheepish.
Whimple
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The ceremony was a solemn one--too solemn almost for William--whose efforts to maintain a dignified bearing were almost too much for Tommy.
William
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From this reading The day before the marriage of Flo Dearmore and Tommy Watson, the latter's assistants in his auctioneering rooms signed a formal and formidable looking agreement, framed by Whimple, and copied in duplicate by one William Adolphus Turnpike.
William's
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From this reading It was William's first piece of typewriting for his boss, and he was mightily proud of it, for it was neatly done, so neatly done in fact that it did not need a single correction.
witness
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From this reading And William's pride was the greater because he was asked to accompany Whimple to the store, there to witness the signing of the agreement.
