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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 MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
accelerated
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From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
agreeable
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From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
all
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From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
any
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From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
can't
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From this reading He said: “I can’t understand why you stay here.
Club
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From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
company
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conversation
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From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
custom
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From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
day
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From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
departure
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From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
drift
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From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
else
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From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
fear
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From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
game
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From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
get
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From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
goodly
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From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said: “I can’t understand why you stay here.
he'd
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From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found this political man here one night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
it's
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From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
job
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man
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From this reading I found this political man here one night.
men
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From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
midnight
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From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
night
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From this reading I found this political man here one night.
now
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From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
out
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From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
papers
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From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
plotting
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From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
political
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From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
Press
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reporter
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From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
said
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From this reading He said: “I can’t understand why you stay here.
say
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social
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spoken
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From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
staff
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stay
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From this reading He said: “I can’t understand why you stay here.
terms
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From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I found this political man here one night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said: “I can’t understand why you stay here.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
why
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From this reading He said: “I can’t understand why you stay here.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY departure was accelerated by a conversation I had one day with the political reporter of whom I have spoken but whose name I have forgotten.
worked
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From this reading By now I had come to be on agreeable social terms with all the men on our staff, and at midnight it was my custom to drift around to the Press Club, where might be found a goodly company of men who worked on the different papers.
wouldn't
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From this reading Now I wouldn’t say that to any one else in the game for fear he’d think I was plotting to get him out of his job, but with you it’s different.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He said: “I can’t understand why you stay here.
