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28
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
absolute
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From this reading Disbelief, first of all, I fancy, and then wonder and alarm, and, finally, absolute stupefaction!
alarm
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From this reading Disbelief, first of all, I fancy, and then wonder and alarm, and, finally, absolute stupefaction!
all
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From this reading Disbelief, first of all, I fancy, and then wonder and alarm, and, finally, absolute stupefaction!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Disbelief, first of all, I fancy, and then wonder and alarm, and, finally, absolute stupefaction!
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he never did learn, never so much as suspected what was going on.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he never did learn, never so much as suspected what was going on.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
Clarke
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
club
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
corridor
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
COTTON
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From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
degenerating
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he never did learn, never so much as suspected what was going on.
Disbelief
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From this reading Disbelief, first of all, I fancy, and then wonder and alarm, and, finally, absolute stupefaction!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
fancy
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From this reading Disbelief, first of all, I fancy, and then wonder and alarm, and, finally, absolute stupefaction!
finally
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From this reading Disbelief, first of all, I fancy, and then wonder and alarm, and, finally, absolute stupefaction!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Disbelief, first of all, I fancy, and then wonder and alarm, and, finally, absolute stupefaction!
football
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From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
gathering
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
going
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From this reading But he never did learn, never so much as suspected what was going on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
Kendall
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
Kendall's
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From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
knew
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
learn
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From this reading But he never did learn, never so much as suspected what was going on.
learned
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From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
MAKES
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From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
much
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From this reading But he never did learn, never so much as suspected what was going on.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he never did learn, never so much as suspected what was going on.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no reason why he should.
Number
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
occurred
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
often
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From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But he never did learn, never so much as suspected what was going on.
place
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
plot
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From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
popular
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
rapidly
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
reason
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From this reading There was no reason why he should.
room
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
sensations
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From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There was no reason why he should.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But he never did learn, never so much as suspected what was going on.
sometimes
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
spent
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
stupefaction
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From this reading Disbelief, first of all, I fancy, and then wonder and alarm, and, finally, absolute stupefaction!
suspected
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From this reading But he never did learn, never so much as suspected what was going on.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
then
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From this reading Disbelief, first of all, I fancy, and then wonder and alarm, and, finally, absolute stupefaction!
There
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From this reading There was no reason why he should.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
WAGER
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From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he never did learn, never so much as suspected what was going on.
well
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
why
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From this reading There was no reason why he should.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
wonder
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From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading COTTON MAKES A WAGER I often wonder what Kendall’s sensations would have been had he learned of the plot to make him football captain.
year
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From this reading Number 28 Clarke had long been a popular place of gathering, as Kendall, who had spent a year in the same corridor, well knew, and if it sometimes seemed to him that the room was rapidly degenerating into a club it never occurred to him that he had anything to do with it.
