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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 Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
armchair
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
bay
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Bendy
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big
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
boy
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From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Doc Bendy sat off in a corner by himself.
Civek
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
Clark
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
coming
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corner
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Cort
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From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
daughter
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
discarded
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
Doc
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From this reading Doc Bendy sat off in a corner by himself.
Don
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From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
Ed
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
ermine
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
feel
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four
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Garet
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
Gizls
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was untypically quiet.
heavy
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
Hector
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Doc Bendy sat off in a corner by himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
leather
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
like
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From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
Maynard
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
men
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From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
middle-aged
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From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
near
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
occasionally
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
off
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From this reading Doc Bendy sat off in a corner by himself.
old
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
Professor
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
quiet
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From this reading He was untypically quiet.
Rubach
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
sat
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see
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
serving
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
stars
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From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
suit
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
tea
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
telling
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From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
tweed
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
untypically
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From this reading He was untypically quiet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was untypically quiet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
wife
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
window
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
wore
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
