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1895
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
2
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CONSULTATION AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
admission
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From this reading Even members of Congress must be denied admission.
all
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A CONSULTATION AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
attendant
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From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
bring
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From this reading “These gentlemen insisted, sir, that I should bring you the message on one of their cards.”
busy
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
callers
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
came
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From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
cards
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From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
Congress
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From this reading Even members of Congress must be denied admission.
CONSULTATION
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From this reading A CONSULTATION AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
d
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
denied
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From this reading Even members of Congress must be denied admission.
desk
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
doorkeeper
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even members of Congress must be denied admission.
extremely
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
few
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From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These gentlemen insisted, sir, that I should bring you the message on one of their cards.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
hesitatingly
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From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
hours
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
HOUSE
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From this reading A CONSULTATION AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “These gentlemen insisted, sir, that I should bring you the message on one of their cards.”
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading “These gentlemen insisted, sir, that I should bring you the message on one of their cards.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
later
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From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
members
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From this reading Even members of Congress must be denied admission.
message
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From this reading “These gentlemen insisted, sir, that I should bring you the message on one of their cards.”
minutes
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From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
notified
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
November
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “These gentlemen insisted, sir, that I should bring you the message on one of their cards.”
private
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From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
reached
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
refused
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
room
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From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
said
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From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
Saturday
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
secretary
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
secretary's
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From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
sir
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From this reading “These gentlemen insisted, sir, that I should bring you the message on one of their cards.”
some
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CONSULTATION AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “These gentlemen insisted, sir, that I should bring you the message on one of their cards.”
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These gentlemen insisted, sir, that I should bring you the message on one of their cards.”
treasury
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From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
two
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From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the secretary of the treasury reached his desk on the morning of Saturday, the 2d of November, 1895, he notified the doorkeeper that he should be extremely busy for some hours, and that all callers must be refused.
WHITE
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From this reading A CONSULTATION AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nevertheless, a few minutes later, the attendant came hesitatingly into the secretary’s private room with two cards, and said:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “These gentlemen insisted, sir, that I should bring you the message on one of their cards.”
