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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
afoot
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From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
All
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From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
almost
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
bay
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
big
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From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
brown
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
came
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From this reading At times men came in and conferred with him--and with new faces and differing in type from those that usually came to see him.
conferred
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From this reading At times men came in and conferred with him--and with new faces and differing in type from those that usually came to see him.
Daylight's
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deals
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From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
desk
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
differing
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From this reading At times men came in and conferred with him--and with new faces and differing in type from those that usually came to see him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
faces
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From this reading At times men came in and conferred with him--and with new faces and differing in type from those that usually came to see him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At times men came in and conferred with him--and with new faces and differing in type from those that usually came to see him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
happy
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From this reading He seemed particularly happy with what occupied his mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At times men came in and conferred with him--and with new faces and differing in type from those that usually came to see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
hours
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
importance
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From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
interested
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From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
knew
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From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
lengthy
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
made
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
men
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From this reading At times men came in and conferred with him--and with new faces and differing in type from those that usually came to see him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
months
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From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
motionless
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
new
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From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
now
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
Oakland
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
occupied
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From this reading He seemed particularly happy with what occupied his mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
office
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From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
particularly
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From this reading He seemed particularly happy with what occupied his mind.
sat
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
see
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From this reading At times men came in and conferred with him--and with new faces and differing in type from those that usually came to see him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed particularly happy with what occupied his mind.
several
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From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
silent
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
some
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From this reading Beyond some deals of no importance, he had not been interested in anything for several months.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
study
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At times men came in and conferred with him--and with new faces and differing in type from those that usually came to see him.
times
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From this reading At times men came in and conferred with him--and with new faces and differing in type from those that usually came to see him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
trips
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
type
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From this reading At times men came in and conferred with him--and with new faces and differing in type from those that usually came to see him.
unbroken
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
unexpected
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From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
usually
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From this reading At times men came in and conferred with him--and with new faces and differing in type from those that usually came to see him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
week
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From this reading All week every one in the office knew that something new and big was afoot in Daylight's mind.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now he went about in an almost unbroken brown study, made unexpected and lengthy trips across the bay to Oakland, or sat at his desk silent and motionless for hours.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He seemed particularly happy with what occupied his mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He seemed particularly happy with what occupied his mind.
