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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 The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
air
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From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
battered
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From this reading Hockmaster was yawning over a cigar and a battered copy of the _Louisville Guardian_ which some compatriot had bequeathed to the hotel.
bequeathed
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From this reading Hockmaster was yawning over a cigar and a battered copy of the _Louisville Guardian_ which some compatriot had bequeathed to the hotel.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
caged
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From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
cigar
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From this reading Hockmaster was yawning over a cigar and a battered copy of the _Louisville Guardian_ which some compatriot had bequeathed to the hotel.
clearing
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From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
compatriot
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From this reading Hockmaster was yawning over a cigar and a battered copy of the _Louisville Guardian_ which some compatriot had bequeathed to the hotel.
copy
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From this reading Hockmaster was yawning over a cigar and a battered copy of the _Louisville Guardian_ which some compatriot had bequeathed to the hotel.
crumpled
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From this reading Raine seized the telegram eagerly, read it, crumpled it into his pocket in some excitement, and turned to the waiter.
down
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From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
drearier
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From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
dribbled
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From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
eagerly
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From this reading Raine seized the telegram eagerly, read it, crumpled it into his pocket in some excitement, and turned to the waiter.
eleven
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From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
excitement
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From this reading Raine seized the telegram eagerly, read it, crumpled it into his pocket in some excitement, and turned to the waiter.
falling
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From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
Felicia's
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From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
fog
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From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
growing
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From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
Guardian
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From this reading Hockmaster was yawning over a cigar and a battered copy of the _Louisville Guardian_ which some compatriot had bequeathed to the hotel.
guides
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From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
half-past
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From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
hid
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From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Raine seized the telegram eagerly, read it, crumpled it into his pocket in some excitement, and turned to the waiter.
Hockmaster
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From this reading Hockmaster was yawning over a cigar and a battered copy of the _Louisville Guardian_ which some compatriot had bequeathed to the hotel.
hotel
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From this reading Hockmaster was yawning over a cigar and a battered copy of the _Louisville Guardian_ which some compatriot had bequeathed to the hotel.
impregnated
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From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
irritation
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From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
Louisville
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From this reading Hockmaster was yawning over a cigar and a battered copy of the _Louisville Guardian_ which some compatriot had bequeathed to the hotel.
midday
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From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
minute
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From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
mist
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From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
mountains
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From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
mouth
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From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Hockmaster was yawning over a cigar and a battered copy of the _Louisville Guardian_ which some compatriot had bequeathed to the hotel.
penetrating
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From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
pipe
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From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
pocket
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From this reading Raine seized the telegram eagerly, read it, crumpled it into his pocket in some excitement, and turned to the waiter.
prophesied
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From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
prospect
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From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
rain
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From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
Raine
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From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
read
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From this reading Raine seized the telegram eagerly, read it, crumpled it into his pocket in some excitement, and turned to the waiter.
rolls
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From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
seized
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From this reading Raine seized the telegram eagerly, read it, crumpled it into his pocket in some excitement, and turned to the waiter.
smoking-room
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From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
some
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From this reading Hockmaster was yawning over a cigar and a battered copy of the _Louisville Guardian_ which some compatriot had bequeathed to the hotel.
state
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From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
telegram
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From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hockmaster was yawning over a cigar and a battered copy of the _Louisville Guardian_ which some compatriot had bequeathed to the hotel.
turned
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From this reading Raine seized the telegram eagerly, read it, crumpled it into his pocket in some excitement, and turned to the waiter.
up
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From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
waiter
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From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
walking
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From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
weather
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From this reading The guides had prophesied a clearing up of the weather at midday, but it was half-past eleven, and the prospect was growing drearier every minute.
wet
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From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hockmaster was yawning over a cigar and a battered copy of the _Louisville Guardian_ which some compatriot had bequeathed to the hotel.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The waiter who brought Felicia's telegram into the smoking-room found Raine walking up and down, pipe in mouth, in a state of caged irritation.
windows
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From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A fine, penetrating rain was falling outside, the wet dribbled down the windows, the air was impregnated with mist, and great rolls of fog hid the mountains.
yawning
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From this reading Hockmaster was yawning over a cigar and a battered copy of the _Louisville Guardian_ which some compatriot had bequeathed to the hotel.
