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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 AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
act
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From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
agreeable
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From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
anticipationsplural nounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
approximating
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Man of the world as he was, he recoiled from the prospect before him.
attractive
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From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
authority
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From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Man of the world as he was, he recoiled from the prospect before him.
boy
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
caught
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
coming
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From this reading As Forbes reflected ruefully on the coming ordeal, his hat was lifted lightly from his head and sent whirling on an independent journey.
comments
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From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
conductor
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From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
conjectures
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From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
curious
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From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
defy
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From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
door
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
experience
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From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
explanations
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From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
fellow
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From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
Forbes
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Man of the world as he was, he recoiled from the prospect before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
Hardly
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From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
hat
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From this reading As Forbes reflected ruefully on the coming ordeal, his hat was lifted lightly from his head and sent whirling on an independent journey.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Man of the world as he was, he recoiled from the prospect before him.
head
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From this reading As Forbes reflected ruefully on the coming ordeal, his hat was lifted lightly from his head and sent whirling on an independent journey.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Man of the world as he was, he recoiled from the prospect before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
ignore
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From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
independent
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From this reading As Forbes reflected ruefully on the coming ordeal, his hat was lifted lightly from his head and sent whirling on an independent journey.
interview
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From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
INTRODUCTION
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Forbes reflected ruefully on the coming ordeal, his hat was lifted lightly from his head and sent whirling on an independent journey.
lifted
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From this reading As Forbes reflected ruefully on the coming ordeal, his hat was lifted lightly from his head and sent whirling on an independent journey.
lightly
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From this reading As Forbes reflected ruefully on the coming ordeal, his hat was lifted lightly from his head and sent whirling on an independent journey.
Man
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From this reading Man of the world as he was, he recoiled from the prospect before him.
mischief
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
more
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From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
naughty
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
necessary
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From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
new
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From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
occasion
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From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As Forbes reflected ruefully on the coming ordeal, his hat was lifted lightly from his head and sent whirling on an independent journey.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
opened
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
ordeal
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From this reading As Forbes reflected ruefully on the coming ordeal, his hat was lifted lightly from his head and sent whirling on an independent journey.
outraged
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From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
passengers
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From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
precedent
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From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
probable
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From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
prospect
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From this reading Man of the world as he was, he recoiled from the prospect before him.
realization
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From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
recoiled
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From this reading Man of the world as he was, he recoiled from the prospect before him.
reflected
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From this reading As Forbes reflected ruefully on the coming ordeal, his hat was lifted lightly from his head and sent whirling on an independent journey.
regulations
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From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
ruefully
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From this reading As Forbes reflected ruefully on the coming ordeal, his hat was lifted lightly from his head and sent whirling on an independent journey.
sensations
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
sent
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From this reading As Forbes reflected ruefully on the coming ordeal, his hat was lifted lightly from his head and sent whirling on an independent journey.
smiles
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From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
temperament
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From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
waited
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From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Man of the world as he was, he recoiled from the prospect before him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had never been of the temperament to ignore precedent and defy regulations, and the necessary explanations to outraged authority were no more attractive because they were something new in his experience.
whirling
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From this reading As Forbes reflected ruefully on the coming ordeal, his hat was lifted lightly from his head and sent whirling on an independent journey.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN INTRODUCTION Forbes waited for the door to be opened with sensations approximating those of a naughty boy, caught in mischief.
world
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From this reading Man of the world as he was, he recoiled from the prospect before him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hardly more agreeable than his anticipations of an interview with the conductor was the realization of the probable comments of his fellow passengers, the smiles that would be exchanged, the curious conjectures passed from one to another, as to the occasion for his act.
