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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
APPLES
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From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
appointment
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From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Told me to tell you to make yourself at home till he came back.”
back
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From this reading “Told me to tell you to make yourself at home till he came back.”
basement
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
Brant
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From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
Brant's
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From this reading When Brant’s form darkened his doorway, the man of specials snapped his key and looked up.
building
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From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
came
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From this reading “Told me to tell you to make yourself at home till he came back.”
climbed
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From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
darkened
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From this reading When Brant’s form darkened his doorway, the man of specials snapped his key and looked up.
den
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
doorway
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From this reading When Brant’s form darkened his doorway, the man of specials snapped his key and looked up.
down
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From this reading “Forsyth’s gone down to supper,” he said.
droplight
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
early
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From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
editor
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
evening
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From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
floor
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
form
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From this reading When Brant’s form darkened his doorway, the man of specials snapped his key and looked up.
Forsyth
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From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
Forsyth's
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From this reading “Forsyth’s gone down to supper,” he said.
furiously
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
GOLD
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From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
gone
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From this reading “Forsyth’s gone down to supper,” he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Forsyth’s gone down to supper,” he said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
home
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From this reading “Told me to tell you to make yourself at home till he came back.”
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
keep
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From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
key
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From this reading When Brant’s form darkened his doorway, the man of specials snapped his key and looked up.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Brant’s form darkened his doorway, the man of specials snapped his key and looked up.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Told me to tell you to make yourself at home till he came back.”
man
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From this reading When Brant’s form darkened his doorway, the man of specials snapped his key and looked up.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Told me to tell you to make yourself at home till he came back.”
member
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
noisy
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
only
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
PICTURES
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From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
Plainsman
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From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
presses
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
reporters
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
roaring
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
rooms
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
said
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From this reading “Forsyth’s gone down to supper,” he said.
sheen
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
SILVER
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From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
snapped
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From this reading When Brant’s form darkened his doorway, the man of specials snapped his key and looked up.
specials
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From this reading When Brant’s form darkened his doorway, the man of specials snapped his key and looked up.
staff
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
stairs
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From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
supper
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From this reading “Forsyth’s gone down to supper,” he said.
telegraph
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Told me to tell you to make yourself at home till he came back.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Told me to tell you to make yourself at home till he came back.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
ToldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Told me to tell you to make yourself at home till he came back.”
top
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
untenanted
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
up
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From this reading When Brant’s form darkened his doorway, the man of specials snapped his key and looked up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
writing
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From this reading The presses were roaring in the basement, but on the top floor the reporters’ rooms were untenanted, and the telegraph editor, writing furiously under the sheen of the droplight in his noisy den, was the only member of the staff on duty.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “AS APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER” IT was yet early in the evening when Brant climbed the stairs of the Plainsman building to keep his appointment with Forsyth.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Told me to tell you to make yourself at home till he came back.”
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Told me to tell you to make yourself at home till he came back.”
