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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 One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
a'ready
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From this reading Why, they tell me Patchly 's pulled a hundred thousand out of the concern a'ready."
addressed
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From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
agreeable
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
attentive
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From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
autumn
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
begun
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
big
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From this reading "There's big money in it, Offdean," said the elder of the two.
bore
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From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
Canal
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
closed
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From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
closing
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
club-house
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
concern
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From this reading Why, they tell me Patchly 's pulled a hundred thousand out of the concern a'ready."
conversation
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
conviction
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From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
elder
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From this reading "There's big money in it, Offdean," said the elder of the two.
evidently
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
face
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From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I would n't have you touch it if there was n't.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
hundred
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From this reading Why, they tell me Patchly 's pulled a hundred thousand out of the concern a'ready."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would n't have you touch it if there was n't.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I would n't have you touch it if there was n't.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
indicating
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From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's big money in it, Offdean," said the elder of the two.
just
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
late
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, they tell me Patchly 's pulled a hundred thousand out of the concern a'ready."
men
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
money
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From this reading "There's big money in it, Offdean," said the elder of the two.
n't
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From this reading "I would n't have you touch it if there was n't.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's big money in it, Offdean," said the elder of the two.
Offdean
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From this reading "There's big money in it, Offdean," said the elder of the two.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
out
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From this reading Why, they tell me Patchly 's pulled a hundred thousand out of the concern a'ready."
Patchly
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From this reading Why, they tell me Patchly 's pulled a hundred thousand out of the concern a'ready."
politely
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From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, they tell me Patchly 's pulled a hundred thousand out of the concern a'ready."
quitted
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
s
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From this reading Why, they tell me Patchly 's pulled a hundred thousand out of the concern a'ready."
said
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From this reading "There's big money in it, Offdean," said the elder of the two.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
Street
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, they tell me Patchly 's pulled a hundred thousand out of the concern a'ready."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
there
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From this reading "I would n't have you touch it if there was n't.
There's
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From this reading "There's big money in it, Offdean," said the elder of the two.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
thousand
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From this reading Why, they tell me Patchly 's pulled a hundred thousand out of the concern a'ready."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
together
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
touch
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From this reading "I would n't have you touch it if there was n't.
two
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I would n't have you touch it if there was n't.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
Why
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From this reading Why, they tell me Patchly 's pulled a hundred thousand out of the concern a'ready."
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
words
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From this reading "That may be," replied Offdean, who had been politely attentive to the words addressed to him, but whose face bore a look indicating that he was closed to conviction.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would n't have you touch it if there was n't.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I would n't have you touch it if there was n't.
young
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From this reading One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had evidently begun within the club-house which they had just quitted.
