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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 Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
air
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From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
anatomical
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From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
benches
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From this reading THE OPERATION The students crowded the benches.
called
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From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
carried
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From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
charts
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From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
clatter
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From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
continual
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From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
crowded
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From this reading THE OPERATION The students crowded the benches.
dropped
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From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
enjoy
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From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
exchanging
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From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many were smoking pipes for the most part; the air was heavy with tobacco smoke.
gloveless
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From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
gloves
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From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
hatless
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From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
hats
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From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
heavy
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From this reading Many were smoking pipes for the most part; the air was heavy with tobacco smoke.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
instead
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From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
intense
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From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
jokes
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From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
just
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From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
laughter
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From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
Many
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From this reading Many were smoking pipes for the most part; the air was heavy with tobacco smoke.
men
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From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
most
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From this reading Many were smoking pipes for the most part; the air was heavy with tobacco smoke.
Nearly
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From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
note-books
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From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
OPERATION
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From this reading THE OPERATION The students crowded the benches.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
other
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From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
Others
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From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many were smoking pipes for the most part; the air was heavy with tobacco smoke.
passing
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From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
pipes
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From this reading Many were smoking pipes for the most part; the air was heavy with tobacco smoke.
pre-occupation
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From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
relaxation
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From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
side
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From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
smoke
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From this reading Many were smoking pipes for the most part; the air was heavy with tobacco smoke.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many were smoking pipes for the most part; the air was heavy with tobacco smoke.
sombre-covered
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From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
Some
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From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
spent
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From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
sticks
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From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
students
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From this reading THE OPERATION The students crowded the benches.
studying
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From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
talked
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From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPERATION The students crowded the benches.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
there
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From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many were smoking pipes for the most part; the air was heavy with tobacco smoke.
umbrellas
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From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
voices
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From this reading Nearly everybody talked; there was a continual clatter of voices; men on one side called to men on the other, exchanging jokes and laughter.
volumes
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From this reading Others, hatless and gloveless, wore instead an air of intense pre-occupation; they had note-books in their hands, and spent the time studying anatomical charts in sombre-covered volumes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Many were smoking pipes for the most part; the air was heavy with tobacco smoke.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many were smoking pipes for the most part; the air was heavy with tobacco smoke.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many were smoking pipes for the most part; the air was heavy with tobacco smoke.
wore
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From this reading Some wore hats and gloves, and carried sticks or umbrellas; they had the appearance of having just dropped in to enjoy a little passing relaxation.
