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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 A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
accepted
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From this reading A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
admission
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
aristocratic
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
barred
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
best
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From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
busy
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From this reading "I'm a tolerable busy man, Mr.--Waters, I think they said your name was.
cigar
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From this reading A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
comment
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From this reading A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
crisp
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From this reading His mental troubles made him crisp to the point of rudeness.
day
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From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
face
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
fresh
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From this reading A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
friends
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From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
gray
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
hawklike
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
head
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm a tolerable busy man, Mr.--Waters, I think they said your name was.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm a tolerable busy man, Mr.--Waters, I think they said your name was.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
made
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From this reading His mental troubles made him crisp to the point of rudeness.
man
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
manner
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
many
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
McGuire
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From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
mental
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From this reading His mental troubles made him crisp to the point of rudeness.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
Mr
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From this reading "I'm a tolerable busy man, Mr.--Waters, I think they said your name was.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm a tolerable busy man, Mr.--Waters, I think they said your name was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
office
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From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
ordinary
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
perturbed
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From this reading A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
places
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading His mental troubles made him crisp to the point of rudeness.
procured
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
proffered
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From this reading A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
proof
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From this reading A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
refused
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From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
rudeness
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From this reading His mental troubles made him crisp to the point of rudeness.
said
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From this reading "I'm a tolerable busy man, Mr.--Waters, I think they said your name was.
secured
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From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
see
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From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
Sheriff
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From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
state
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From this reading A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
superior
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
thanks
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From this reading A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm a tolerable busy man, Mr.--Waters, I think they said your name was.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm a tolerable busy man, Mr.--Waters, I think they said your name was.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It secured him admission on this day to the office of Sheriff McGuire, though McGuire had refused to see his best friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
tolerable
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From this reading "I'm a tolerable busy man, Mr.--Waters, I think they said your name was.
troubles
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From this reading His mental troubles made him crisp to the point of rudeness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
Waters
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From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The fine gray head, the hawklike, aristocratic face, and the superior manner of Waters procured him admission to many places where the ordinary man was barred.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A proof of the perturbed state of his mind was that he accepted the proffered fresh cigar of Waters without comment or thanks.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm a tolerable busy man, Mr.--Waters, I think they said your name was.
