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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 ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
apartment
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
ascertained
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From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
boy
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From this reading A smiling Japanese boy opened the door of Forbes' rooms, and Forbes himself came forward and gripped his friend's hand.
businesslike
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From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
came
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Congratulations
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From this reading "Congratulations, old fellow," Warren got out at last.
desk
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dog
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door
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ENLIGHTENMENT
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
entering
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
feet
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
fellow
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From this reading "Congratulations, old fellow," Warren got out at last.
fifth
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From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
floor
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From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment neither man found speech possible.
Forbes
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From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
forthwith
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From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A smiling Japanese boy opened the door of Forbes' rooms, and Forbes himself came forward and gripped his friend's hand.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment neither man found speech possible.
friend's
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frigid
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
gave
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From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
got
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From this reading "Congratulations, old fellow," Warren got out at last.
gripped
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From this reading A smiling Japanese boy opened the door of Forbes' rooms, and Forbes himself came forward and gripped his friend's hand.
hand
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From this reading A smiling Japanese boy opened the door of Forbes' rooms, and Forbes himself came forward and gripped his friend's hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
hotel
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
Japanese
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From this reading A smiling Japanese boy opened the door of Forbes' rooms, and Forbes himself came forward and gripped his friend's hand.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Congratulations, old fellow," Warren got out at last.
like
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
man
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From this reading For a moment neither man found speech possible.
moment
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From this reading For a moment neither man found speech possible.
Mr
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From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For a moment neither man found speech possible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A smiling Japanese boy opened the door of Forbes' rooms, and Forbes himself came forward and gripped his friend's hand.
old
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From this reading "Congratulations, old fellow," Warren got out at last.
opened
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From this reading A smiling Japanese boy opened the door of Forbes' rooms, and Forbes himself came forward and gripped his friend's hand.
out
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From this reading "Congratulations, old fellow," Warren got out at last.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
possible
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From this reading For a moment neither man found speech possible.
rooms
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From this reading A smiling Japanese boy opened the door of Forbes' rooms, and Forbes himself came forward and gripped his friend's hand.
shook
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
shot
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smiling
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From this reading A smiling Japanese boy opened the door of Forbes' rooms, and Forbes himself came forward and gripped his friend's hand.
snow
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
speech
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From this reading For a moment neither man found speech possible.
stamped
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
telephone
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From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
tropics
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
Warren
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
wet
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
woman
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From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
young
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From this reading At the desk he gave his name to a businesslike young woman who ascertained over the telephone that Mr. Forbes was in, and forthwith Warren was shot to the fifth floor.
zone
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Warren stamped the snow from his feet, shook himself like a wet dog, and entering the apartment hotel, passed at a step from the frigid zone to the tropics.
