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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 “FAIR” OFFER.
advised
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From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
astounding
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You take a great deal for granted, Mr. James Stone,” he remarked at last, in his thin, squeaking tones.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
capable
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From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
chair
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From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
cold
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From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
compelling
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From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
cool
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From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
dark
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From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
deal
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From this reading “You take a great deal for granted, Mr. James Stone,” he remarked at last, in his thin, squeaking tones.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
down
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From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
emotion
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
eyes
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From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
FAIRnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A “FAIR” OFFER.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
fingers
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From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
Follansbee
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From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
gaze
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From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
granted
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From this reading “You take a great deal for granted, Mr. James Stone,” he remarked at last, in his thin, squeaking tones.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You take a great deal for granted, Mr. James Stone,” he remarked at last, in his thin, squeaking tones.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You take a great deal for granted, Mr. James Stone,” he remarked at last, in his thin, squeaking tones.
head
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
highly
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From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
Hospital
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
James
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From this reading “You take a great deal for granted, Mr. James Stone,” he remarked at last, in his thin, squeaking tones.
just
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You take a great deal for granted, Mr. James Stone,” he remarked at last, in his thin, squeaking tones.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
made
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
moments
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
more
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From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
Mr
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From this reading “You take a great deal for granted, Mr. James Stone,” he remarked at last, in his thin, squeaking tones.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
off
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From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
OFFER
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From this reading A “FAIR” OFFER.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
polished
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From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
proposition
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
remarked
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From this reading “You take a great deal for granted, Mr. James Stone,” he remarked at last, in his thin, squeaking tones.
result
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
sank
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From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
showing
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
sign
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
Sit
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From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
slightest
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
some
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
squeaking
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From this reading “You take a great deal for granted, Mr. James Stone,” he remarked at last, in his thin, squeaking tones.
St
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
Stone
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
stones
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From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
studied
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
subsided
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From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
surgeon's
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From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
Swithin's
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From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You take a great deal for granted, Mr. James Stone,” he remarked at last, in his thin, squeaking tones.
tapped
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From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His long, capable, surgeon’s fingers tapped against one another, and his cold, dark eyes seemed to have no more feeling in them than a couple of highly polished stones.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “You take a great deal for granted, Mr. James Stone,” he remarked at last, in his thin, squeaking tones.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
tones
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From this reading “You take a great deal for granted, Mr. James Stone,” he remarked at last, in his thin, squeaking tones.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
visitor
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From this reading “Sit down and cool off,” Doctor Follansbee advised; and under his compelling gaze his visitor subsided and sank into a chair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The head of St. Swithin’s Hospital studied Stone for some moments without showing the slightest sign of emotion as a result of the astounding proposition which had just been made to him.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You take a great deal for granted, Mr. James Stone,” he remarked at last, in his thin, squeaking tones.
