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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 telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
ascended
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From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He took the telegram, opened it, and raised his eyebrows at the contents.
atmosphere
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From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Gerald was thick in smoke, because he had an idea that his brain liked it; he thought better with a pipe in his mouth.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
better
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From this reading Gerald was thick in smoke, because he had an idea that his brain liked it; he thought better with a pipe in his mouth.
brain
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From this reading Gerald was thick in smoke, because he had an idea that his brain liked it; he thought better with a pipe in his mouth.
choked
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From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
contents
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From this reading He took the telegram, opened it, and raised his eyebrows at the contents.
dratted
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From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
entered
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From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
enveloped
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From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
explained
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From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
eyebrows
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From this reading He took the telegram, opened it, and raised his eyebrows at the contents.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
full
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From this reading And he was as full of thought just then as a pomegranate is of pips.
gal's
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From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
GERALD
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From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gerald was thick in smoke, because he had an idea that his brain liked it; he thought better with a pipe in his mouth.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
idea
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From this reading Gerald was thick in smoke, because he had an idea that his brain liked it; he thought better with a pipe in his mouth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he was as full of thought just then as a pomegranate is of pips.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
just
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From this reading And he was as full of thought just then as a pomegranate is of pips.
landlady
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From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
liked
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From this reading Gerald was thick in smoke, because he had an idea that his brain liked it; he thought better with a pipe in his mouth.
message
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From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
mouth
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From this reading Gerald was thick in smoke, because he had an idea that his brain liked it; he thought better with a pipe in his mouth.
nearly
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From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
night
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From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
opened
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From this reading He took the telegram, opened it, and raised his eyebrows at the contents.
out
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From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
pipe
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From this reading Gerald was thick in smoke, because he had an idea that his brain liked it; he thought better with a pipe in his mouth.
pips
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From this reading And he was as full of thought just then as a pomegranate is of pips.
pomegranate
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From this reading And he was as full of thought just then as a pomegranate is of pips.
raised
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From this reading He took the telegram, opened it, and raised his eyebrows at the contents.
room
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From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
smoke
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From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
stairs
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From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
telegram
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From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
then
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From this reading And he was as full of thought just then as a pomegranate is of pips.
thick
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From this reading Gerald was thick in smoke, because he had an idea that his brain liked it; he thought better with a pipe in his mouth.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gerald was thick in smoke, because he had an idea that his brain liked it; he thought better with a pipe in his mouth.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the telegram, opened it, and raised his eyebrows at the contents.
TRAP
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From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
WALKS
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From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading GERALD WALKS INTO THE TRAP Gerald was enveloped in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke which nearly choked his landlady when she entered the room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A telegram had come for him, and it being, as she explained, "that dratted gal's night out," she had ascended the stairs with the message herself.
