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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 I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
afforded
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From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the afternoon--cool and beautiful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the afternoon--cool and beautiful.
arm-chairs
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From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
Axle
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From this reading Johnny Florer's Axle Grease.
beautiful
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From this reading It was the afternoon--cool and beautiful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
behalf
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
came
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
Cattleman
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From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
cigar
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From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
considered
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From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
cool
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From this reading It was the afternoon--cool and beautiful.
corner
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
decision
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
end
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
evidently
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
floating
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
Florer's
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From this reading Johnny Florer's Axle Grease.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
Grease
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From this reading Johnny Florer's Axle Grease.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
hardening
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
high
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
hotel
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From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
house
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
humor
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From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
hunt
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From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
indolence
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From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the afternoon--cool and beautiful.
Johnny
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From this reading Johnny Florer's Axle Grease.
Just
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
large
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From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
meant
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
note
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
Now
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From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
nursing
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From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
Old
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From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
song
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the afternoon--cool and beautiful.
then
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From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
thoughts
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
up
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From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
veranda
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From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the afternoon--cool and beautiful.
wavering
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From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Just as my thoughts were hardening into decision in that behalf, a high, wavering note, evidently meant for song, came floating around the corner of the house, from the veranda on the end.
whereabouts
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From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had been nursing my indolence with a cigar and one of the large arm-chairs which the veranda of the great hotel afforded.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Now and then I considered within myself as to the whereabouts of my Old Cattleman, and was in a half humor to hunt him up.
