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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 NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after his dinner things were cleared away, Gerald returned.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
away
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From this reading Soon after his dinner things were cleared away, Gerald returned.
bag
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
bring
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From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
came
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From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
chop
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From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
cleared
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From this reading Soon after his dinner things were cleared away, Gerald returned.
commanded
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From this reading Fitting the small end of his funnel to the hole, he commanded a perfect view of the next room.
dinner
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From this reading Soon after his dinner things were cleared away, Gerald returned.
end
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From this reading Fitting the small end of his funnel to the hole, he commanded a perfect view of the next room.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
find
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From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
finished
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From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
Fitting
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From this reading Fitting the small end of his funnel to the hole, he commanded a perfect view of the next room.
framed
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From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
funnel
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
Gerald
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From this reading Soon after his dinner things were cleared away, Gerald returned.
hanging
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From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fitting the small end of his funnel to the hole, he commanded a perfect view of the next room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
hole
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
hook
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From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
how
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From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
improved
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From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
lawyer
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
like
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From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
looking
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From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
made
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
MAN
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
near
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From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fitting the small end of his funnel to the hole, he commanded a perfect view of the next room.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
note
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
other
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
paper
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
perfect
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From this reading Fitting the small end of his funnel to the hole, he commanded a perfect view of the next room.
pinned
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soon after his dinner things were cleared away, Gerald returned.
rolled
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
room
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
shape
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
sheet
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
sight
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From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
slightest
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From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
small
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From this reading Fitting the small end of his funnel to the hole, he commanded a perfect view of the next room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
Soon
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From this reading Soon after his dinner things were cleared away, Gerald returned.
STICK
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
stiff
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
suspicious
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From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
telescope
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From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
text
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From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
then
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
there
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From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
things
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From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
tiny
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
too
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From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
TRIFLES
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
tube
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From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
up
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
view
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From this reading Fitting the small end of his funnel to the hole, he commanded a perfect view of the next room.
wall
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From this reading NOT A MAN TO STICK AT TRIFLES The lawyer then rolled up a sheet of stiff note paper from his bag into funnel shape, pinned it so, and made a tiny hole in the wall paper of the other room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was surprised, too, to find how it improved the sight looking through the tube--it was like a telescope, it seemed to bring things so near.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soon after his dinner things were cleared away, Gerald returned.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the framed text hanging on its hook again, there was not the slightest suspicious thing about the room, and when his chop came up, everything was finished.
