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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 He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
air
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From this reading He had the air of being perfectly at home in the room, with no idea that he could possibly be unwelcome.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had the air of being perfectly at home in the room, with no idea that he could possibly be unwelcome.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had the air of being perfectly at home in the room, with no idea that he could possibly be unwelcome.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had the air of being perfectly at home in the room, with no idea that he could possibly be unwelcome.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
chair
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From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
Claude
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From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
conference
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From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had the air of being perfectly at home in the room, with no idea that he could possibly be unwelcome.
day
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From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
down
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From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
Francis
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From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
gratified
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From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
greeting
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From this reading The question was his only greeting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the air of being perfectly at home in the room, with no idea that he could possibly be unwelcome.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
hat
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From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
hearth
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From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
high
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From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
home
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From this reading He had the air of being perfectly at home in the room, with no idea that he could possibly be unwelcome.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
idea
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From this reading He had the air of being perfectly at home in the room, with no idea that he could possibly be unwelcome.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
like
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From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
lose
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From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
low
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From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had the air of being perfectly at home in the room, with no idea that he could possibly be unwelcome.
now
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From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
occultism
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From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
only
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From this reading The question was his only greeting.
perfectly
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From this reading He had the air of being perfectly at home in the room, with no idea that he could possibly be unwelcome.
possibly
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From this reading He had the air of being perfectly at home in the room, with no idea that he could possibly be unwelcome.
priest
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From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
put
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From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question was his only greeting.
reply
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From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
room
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From this reading He had the air of being perfectly at home in the room, with no idea that he could possibly be unwelcome.
Rutherford
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From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
sanctum
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From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
slipped
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From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
spacious
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From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
Symeon
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From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had the air of being perfectly at home in the room, with no idea that he could possibly be unwelcome.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
unwelcome
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From this reading He had the air of being perfectly at home in the room, with no idea that he could possibly be unwelcome.
Vera's
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From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
waited
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From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question was his only greeting.
Well
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From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He slipped into the low and spacious chair by the hearth, and seemed to lose himself in it, while he waited for a reply.
whim
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From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Claude Rutherford asked, as he put down his hat in Vera's sanctum, the day after her conference with the high priest of occultism.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, now your whim has been gratified, I should like to know what you think of Francis Symeon?"
